The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) recently concluded evaluations of 25 records of the occurrence of rare birds in Illinois […]
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Category: IOS
2018 Listers Corner is Here!
The 2018 Listers Corner is now up and available for viewing! From Yard Lists to Big Days, there’s something for […]
Read More → IORC Update, 9 March 2019
The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) in the last part of 2018 concluded evaluations of 36 records of occurrence of rare […]
Read More → Important IOS President’s Message and Membership Survey
The Illinois Ornithological Society (IOS) has been going strong for more than 25 years, long before I first raised my […]
Read More → 2018 Grants Summary: The Century Mark!
This year we surpassed 100 grants given out to support a wide variety of bird-related research and conservation projects! A […]
Read More → Getting Started with Bird Photography – The Exposure Triangle
In this fourth article (Part I) I’d like to address a more technical topic-that of shooting modes. In my first […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 1-Dec-2018
Prairie Falcon: Pike (Central) – In early December, a Prairie Falcon was in Pike County for a few days near […]
Read More → 19th Annual Gull Frolic
February 15th 2020 Start Time – 9:30 a.m. The Gull Frolic is a unique winter event at Illinois’ premier gull-watching […]
Read More → Getting Started with Bird Photography – Support Your Craft
Upon first glance this photo, taken without any support, appears sharp. However, if we take a close-up cross section-below-we can […]
Read More → Field Trip Report: Carlyle Lake 2018
I’d gone back and forth on coming to the Carlyle Lake trip. It was supposed to rain locally, and I […]
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