For Plover Appreciation Day, plover monitor Kris Hansen reflects on the 2024 breeding season at Montrose Beach.
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Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the COS beginning birders walk at Douglass Park on September 9.
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David Hoyt explores the environmental and community impacts of Riot Fest's takeover of Douglass Park. Originally published in the October/November 2022 issue of The Chicago Birder.
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To celebrate Lazy Mom's Day, Lauren Kostas gives us an overview of the bird world's laziest matriarch, the Brown-headed Cowbird.
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COS member Kris Hansen recaps the August 26 walk at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary.
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Field trip leader Robyn Detterline recaps the August 17 COS Bird and Stewardship Day at Humboldt Park.
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Julianna Griggs recaps the COS Canoeing and Birding field trip to River Park on Aug. 14, 2024.
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Tess Branklin recaps the COS after-work field trip to Millennium Park on August 5, 2024.
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Julianna Griggs gets in the spirit of National Book Lovers Day and reviews a few popular bird books for kids
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David Hoyt reviews Fluddles, the latest film by Bob Dolgan.
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Field trip co-leader leader Chris Holden recaps the July 19 COS trip to Humboldt Park..
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Nora Haskell gives the rundown on why celebrating National Junk Food Day with birds is a bad idea.
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Field trip leader and COS board member Vinod Babu recaps the July 7 COS trip to Orland Grasslands.
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For World Listening Day, COS celebrates the rich history of birdsong in classical music
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Margie Griggs summarizes the recent report on migratory bird feature usage at LaBagh Woods.
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Margie Griggs recaps the 2024 COS Conservation Fundraiser.
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Field trip participant Lauren Kostas recaps the June 20 COS trip to Wild Mile.
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When planning began for the Year of the Peregrine, our friends at the museum’s bird division were more than happy to open their doors and give us a chance to learn more about peregrines through the lens of their carefully preserved collections….
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