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Field trip recap: Owl Prowl at Park 566
Field trip recap: Owl Prowl at Park 566

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the Owl Prowl at Park 566.

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Field TripKris HansenDecember 2, 2025Park 566
COS 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
COS 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Find the best holiday gifts for the birder in your life—even if that birder is you!

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Robyn DetterlineDecember 1, 2025
Always Be Counting: The Lisle-Arboretum CBC
Always Be Counting: The Lisle-Arboretum CBC

Jennifer Mach dives into the history of the Lisle-Arboretum Christmas Bird Count.

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Robyn DetterlineNovember 29, 2025Lisle-Arboretum CBC
Field Trip Recap:  Birdsgiving
Field Trip Recap: Birdsgiving

COS Board Member Robyn Detterline recaps the annual Birdsgiving Stroll.

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Field TripKris HansenNovember 29, 2025Humboldt Park
Nice Spot: Ibis at Indian Ridge Marsh
Nice Spot: Ibis at Indian Ridge Marsh

Birder/photographer Terry Elia documents the recent sighting of ibises at Indian Ridge Marsh.

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Robyn DetterlineNovember 23, 2025Indian Ridge Marsh
Field trip recap: Sunday Social
Field trip recap: Sunday Social

COS board member and trip leader recaps the Sunday Social at Humboldt Park on Nov. 2, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenNovember 15, 2025Humboldt Park, Sunday Social
Field trip recap:  Cuba Marsh
Field trip recap: Cuba Marsh

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the joint COS/Lake County Audubon bird walk at Cuba Marsh on Oct. 25.

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Field TripKris HansenNovember 12, 2025Cuba Marsh
Field trip report: Harms Woods
Field trip report: Harms Woods

COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the bird walk in Harms Woods in October.

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Field TripKris HansenNovember 10, 2025Harms Woods
Field trip recap:  West Ridge Nature Walk
Field trip recap: West Ridge Nature Walk

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the bird walk at West Ridge Nature Preserve on Oct. 26.

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Field TripKris HansenNovember 2, 2025West Ridge Nature Park
2025 Chicagoland CBC Guide
2025 Chicagoland CBC Guide

It's Christmas Bird Count season! With well near a dozen counts happening throughout the Chicagoland area, how does one get started? We've got you covered!

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Community, Conservation, Field TripEdward WardenNovember 1, 2025
Field Trip Recap: Crabtree Nature Center
Field Trip Recap: Crabtree Nature Center

COS trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps COS in the Suburbs: Crabtree Nature Center on Oct. 20.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 29, 2025Crabtree Nature Center
Field trip recap: Crabtree Nature Center
Field trip recap: Crabtree Nature Center

COS trip leader recaps the bird walk at Crabtree Nature Center on Sept. 29.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 26, 2025
Field trip recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social
Field trip recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the hawk-heavy Sunday Social at Humboldt Park on Oct. 19.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 23, 2025Humboldt Park
Field trip recap:  Horner Park
Field trip recap: Horner Park

COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the bird walk at Horner Park on Sept. 2, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 19, 2025Horner Park
Field trip recap: Montrose Dunes and Point Beginner Bird Walk
Field trip recap: Montrose Dunes and Point Beginner Bird Walk

Trip co-leader Christine Williamson recaps the beginner’s bird walk at Montrose Dunes and Point on Oct. 11, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 17, 2025Montrose Point
Field Trip Recap: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Field Trip Recap: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

COS member Shelley Weinberg recaps the owl-some bird walk at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on Oct. 10, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 14, 2025Montrose Point
Field trip recap: Montrose Point
Field trip recap: Montrose Point

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the early morning bird walk at Montrose Bird Sanctuary on Oct. 3, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 5, 2025Montrose Point
Field trip recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social
Field trip recap: Humboldt Park Sunday Social

COS board member and trip leader Chris Holden recaps the Sunday Social at Humboldt Park on Sept. 29.

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Field TripKris HansenOctober 1, 2025Humboldt Park
Field trip recap: Urban Birding Festival Walk at Busse Woods
Field trip recap: Urban Birding Festival Walk at Busse Woods

BOS board member and trip leader Vinod Babu recaps a rainy but ultimately successful bird walk at Busse Woods for the Urban Birding Festival.

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Field TripKris HansenSeptember 22, 2025Urban Birding Festival, Busse Woods
Field trip recap: Humboldt Park during the Urban Birding Festival
Field trip recap: Humboldt Park during the Urban Birding Festival

COS board member Vinod Babu recaps the walk he led at Humboldt Park on Sept. 13 as part of the Urban Birding Festival.

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Field TripKris HansenSeptember 20, 2025Humboldt Park, Urban Birding Festival
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