Prairie Falcon: Sangamon (Central) – On January 21st, a Prairie Falcon was observed Colin Dobson at Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary near […]
Read More →
Category: IOS
Download the New IOS Field Checklist
The 5th Edition of the IOS Field Checklist of Illinois Birds is now available. Download the checklist now!
Read More → IOS Field Trip Report by Tyler Funk
On January 7th, six hardened IOS members (Ted Wolff, David and Dale Kalina, Susan Zelek, Linda Foster and Tyler Funk) […]
Read More → ‘Tis The Season For Gull-watching
In advance of the IOS Gull Frolic, Amar Ayyash gives some advice to those just starting to get bit by […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 1-Jan-2017
Harlequin Duck: Will (North) – On January 1st, Doug Stotz reports an adult male Harlequin Duck on the DuPage River […]
Read More → An Interview with Joe Phipps by Shanin Abreu
Shanin Abreu interviews Joe Phipps, who set a new McLean County Big Year Record in 2016 with 244 species. Shanin: […]
Read More → Knox County CBC Musings by Mike Baum
Riley and I left Chicago a little after 4 AM Monday, Dec. 12th and arrived at the Victoria grasslands shortly […]
Read More → Rare Bird Alert – 11-Dec-2016
Mountain Bluebird: Carroll (North) – Young birder, Ethan Brown, and his mom, Cindy, photographed a Mountain Bluebird along Spring Lake […]
Read More → 2016 IOS Grants Awards
One of IOS’s objectives is “To promote scientific research and education in order to improve knowledge and awareness of birds […]
Read More → IORC Update – 25-Nov-2016
The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) recently concluded evaluation of 26 records of occurrence of rare birds in Illinois, accepting […]
Read More →