COS was among several birding organizations contacted by Redfin Corporation for tips to create a bird haven in our yards and gardens. Check our their post to see what best practices were shared.
Birds & Bytes has reached its 25th episode! Talk about a lot of content to rehash, revisit, and celebrate. Despite the dark origins at the beginning of COVID, the program has continued strong for nearly 3 years and filled a birding community niche.
Birder You Should Know has been a long running series with COS in our newsletter. Get to know our birding community with these short interviews. This month, meet Christina Harber!
Chicago announces a Bally’s casino in River West. Even a bird-friendly building along the riverfront will likely see some bird mortality. Conservationists must get the message to the City and Bally’s to protect birds as much as possible. Robyn Detterline brings us the story.
The Indiana Audubon Society will be hosting the 8th annual Indiana Dunes Birding Festival (IDBF) from May 11–15 in Northwest Indiana, a celebration of birding and nature in the region. Lauren Kostas presents this guide.
Read the latest of Dan Lory’s Thursday thoughts on birds of the Chicago region. This week’s post is a bird with an undeserved bad reputation: the Ruddy Duck.
The pairing of Snowy Egret with Little Blue Heron is rare but seems to occur regularly. Randy Shonkwiler reports on one seen at Burnham Prairie Nature Preserve this summer and what this hybrid species is all about.
Purple Martins are not rare, but of the 214 species of bird species that are generally accepted as confirmed from LaBagh Woods, this particular species has never been documented at LaBagh before August 4, 2021.
Birds in at least six states in the Midwest, the south and the District of Columbia are becoming ill or dying from a thus-far unidentified disease that affects neurological function and causes crusting, swelling and blindness to birds’ eyes.
There are numerous examples of our trash killing and inflicting deep suffering on wildlife, from birds to fish to reptiles. Now Monty and Rose’s current brood of four could be among the victims.
COS Board Members Nathan Goldberg and Jeff Skrentny share their accounts of encountering the Broad-billed Hummingbird who visited LaBagh Woods this week.
The 3.1 acres added area will incorporate the portion of the beach where Monty and Rose, Chicago’s now famous Piping Plover pair, has successfully nested the past 2 years.
Are you ready for spring migration? What about your home? If you haven’t applied any bird-safe measures to your windows, we are encouraging everyone in our community to go the extra mile this year to protect our migrants on their journey. We are partnering with Canada-based Feather Friendly to provide you the tools and information you need.
