What is the Breeding Bird Survey and what does it do for the birds? All of us reading this article […]
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Category: IOS
IORC Update – 8 June 2017
The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) recently concluded evaluation of 19 records of occurrence of rare birds in Illinois, accepting […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 4-Jun-2017
White-winged Dove: Cook (North) – A White-winged Dove visited the feeders of Susan Szeszol’s River Grove home on 5-Jun-2017. Surprisingly, […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 20-May-2017
Ruff: Putnam (North) – A female Ruff or Reeve was in scope view of Bob and Karen Fisher at the […]
Read More → Spring Bird Count – Then and Now
The Illinois Spring Bird Count is here at last. For those, like myself, that look forward to this day every […]
Read More → We Need Your Help to Fund 2017 Grant Requests!!
The Grant applications are in! This year we received 9 applications in all. Grant awards will be announced the first […]
Read More → Spring Tune Up Field Trip Report
With much appreciation for our enthusiastic field trip leader and “Southern Specialty Steward,” Keith McMullen, seventeen participants enjoyed this year’s […]
Read More → 5 Simple Steps for Predicting Bird Migration
With spring rapidly accelerating, now is the ideal time for a little spring migration review. But rather than focusing solely […]
Read More → Chicago Audubon Honors IOS and ILYB Members
On March 25, 2017, Chicago Audubon held its Biennial Environmental Awards Banquet to honor those who have made contributions to […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 15-Apr-2017
Anhinga: Massac (South) – On April 15th, Keith Mcmullen reported seeing an ANHINGA over Ft. Massac State Park in Massac […]
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