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Jul
18
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Birds & Bytes: A Journey of Discovery with Peregrine Falcons
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
It’s the Year of the Peregrine! Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes as we look at what it really takes to bring a species back from the brink.
Jun
13
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: The Peregrines of Rockford
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
It’s the Year of the Peregrine! Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes as we learn how Peregrines won over the hearts of another Illinois city and become the official bird of Rockford.
Mar
6
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Bird-Friendly Building Design
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes as we talk to the architect of the Willowbrook Wildlife Center expansion about the process of designing a bird friendly building.
Feb
26
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Decline and Recovery of the Illinois Peregrines
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
It’s the Year of the Peregrine! Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes as we look at the dramatic fall and rise of Peregrine Falcons in Illinois.
Jan
17
7:00 PM19:00
2024 COS Annual Meeting
RSVP Required
Join the COS Board of Directors as we celebrate our many accomplishments in 2023, play games, and announce exciting new plans for the new year, and much more!
Nov
16
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Muskrats and Marsh Birds
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month we explore the unique relationship between muskrats and marsh birds.
Oct
19
6:30 PM18:30
The Joy and Empowerment of Birding
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join us as we learn about resources for birders with accessibility challenges because birding is for everybody and *every* body!
Jul
25
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: All about Bird Nests
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month we explore the fascinating world of nests and the incredible architects that make them.
Jun
28
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Chicago's Bird Murals
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for the latest episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month we’ll hear from some of the artists behind the many bird murals that adorn our city.
Apr
25
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Chicago's Lakefront Purple Martins
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for another episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month we learn all about the Purple Martins of South Shore.
Mar
23
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Sparrow ID
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for another episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month we demystify the process of sparrow identification.
Feb
16
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Ceramic Seabird Nests
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join us for a an episode of Birds & Bytes featuring some of the more novel approaches to bird conservation utilizing pottery to beat climate change.
Jan
26
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Forecasting Finches
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join from your home feeders as the man behind the FIRN Winter Finch Forecast, Tyler Hoar, shares the science behind this annual tradition and gives us a window into the world of irruptions and winter finches.
Jan
19
7:00 PM19:00
2022 COS Annual Meeting
Thursday, Jan. 19 - 7:00pm
RSVP Required
Join the COS Board of Directors as we celebrate our many accomplishments in 2022, play games, and announce exciting new plans for the new year, and much more!
Dec
15
6:00 PM18:00
Patch Chat: South Pond and Lincoln Park Zoo
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS and CAS in our ongoing series to serve the socially distant birder; Patch Chat!
Dec
7
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Rescue, Rehab, Release
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for another episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month we dive into the world of wild bird rescue and rehabilitation.
Nov
10
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: Penguins Ahoy!
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for another episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! This month, ornithologist John Bates takes us on a journey through southern seas in search of penguins.
Oct
27
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: The Magic Stump
Thursday, Oct. 27 - 6:00pm
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for another episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! Filmmaker Bob Dolgan is in the spotlight with his latest documentary, The Magic Stump.
Oct
19
6:00 PM18:00
Patch Chat: Garfield Park
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS and CAS in our ongoing series to serve the socially distant birder; Patch Chat!
Sep
22
6:00 PM18:00
Birds & Bytes: A Conversation with Walter Marcisz
Thursday, Sept. 22 - 6:00pm
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS for another episode of our virtual program series Birds & Bytes! We’re sitting down with legendary birder, conservationist, and former COS president, Walter Marcisz.
Sep
1
6:00 PM18:00
Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird
Thursday, Sept. 1 - 6:00pm
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join author and cartoonist Rosemary Mosco to learn the secrets of pigeons - from milk to genetics to romance.
Jul
28
6:00 PM18:00
Chicago's Nest Egg: 20 years of breeding bird data
Thursday, July 28 - 6:00pm
RSVP Required
Join Chicago Ornithological Society and Chicago Audubon Society for a virtual program all about what 22 years of the BCN breeding bird survey is telling us. BCN experts will walk us through what we know, what we don’t know, and where the birding community goes from here to protect and conserve Chicagoland’s birds.
Jul
19
6:30 PM18:30
Patch Chat: Douglass Park
Tuesday, July 19 - 6:30pm
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS and CAS in our ongoing series to serve the socially distant birder; Patch Chat!
Jul
7
6:00 PM18:00
Feathers to Form: How Birds Have Shaped an Art Practice
Thursday, July 7 - 6:00pm
In Person Program
RSVP Required
Walter Kitundu will discuss his work as an instrument builder and performer and share how time spent with the birds impacted his artistic trajectory.
May
19
6:30 PM18:30
Identify Any Bird Anywhere: Advanced Skills for Beginning Birders
Thursday, May 19 - 6:30pm
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
This presentation is part of “Compelling Voices in Birding and Conservation”, a special series that features four unique speakers with very different backgrounds and experiences in the birding community. Kristi Dranginis will unveil the seven and a half questions to bird identification that will catapult your bird loving skills and confidence after just a little practice.
Apr
30
10:00 AM10:00
Beginning Birding
Saturday, April 30 - 10:00am
In Person Program
RSVP Required
Join experts from Chicago Ornithological Society for a crash course in all things birds, from the best field guides and apps, to choosing binoculars and where to look.
Apr
26
6:00 PM18:00
Patch Chat: Fermilab
Tuesday, April 26 - 6:00pm
Virtual Program
RSVP Required
Join COS and CAS in our ongoing series to serve the socially distant birder; Patch Chat!
Mar
19
10:00 AM10:00
Bird Nests
Saturday, March 19 - 10:00am
RSVP Required
Join Chicago Ornithological Society and Wild Indigo Nature Explorations in the Ford Calumet Environmental Center for a closer look into where, how and who is building bird nests.
Mar
2
6:00 PM18:00