As the state organization “Dedicated to Illinois Birds and Birding,” the IOS board thought it was time to form an […]
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Category: IOS
Save Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, Texas!
If you haven’t already heard, there is talk of building a wall along the entire US-Mexico border. Without going into […]
Read More → IOS Honors Members
At the Gull Frolic, IOS President, Matthew Cvetas, took the opportunity to honor two long time members of the Illinois […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 26-Feb-2018
Brown Pelican: Marshall (North) – Mike Ingram reported a possible Brown Pelican soaring with American White Pelicans near the Aichison […]
Read More → Apply for the 2018 IOS Grants Program
IOS is pleased to announce we are now accepting applications for the 2018 Illinois Ornithological Society Grant Program. Awards of […]
Read More → Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip Report – Feb 2018
It has been several years since IOS hosted an out of state birding trip. The increasing reports of boreal species […]
Read More → What are These Things We Call Seasons?
What are these things we call seasons? Is it winter as I shelter in my car looking out over wind-scoured […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 27-Jan-2018
Barrow’s Goldeneye: Rock Island (North) – On 21-Jan-2018, Colin Dobson reported a male Barrow’s Goldeneye from Rock Island County along […]
Read More → CBC Marathon Man
Twenty-three consecutive days of winter birding no matter how bitter the cold. Rising before dawn to listen for owls and […]
Read More → Winter Birds at Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip – Feb. 2 & 3 2018
IOS is coordinating a winter field trip to Sax-Zim Bog! For those of you that have not been following their […]
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