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Field Trip Recap: Horner Park Nighthawk Watch
Field Trip Recap: Horner Park Nighthawk Watch

COS member Jen Mach recaps a lively night of Common Nighthawk watching at Horner Park.

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Field TripKris HansenSeptember 5, 2025Horner Park
Field Trip Recap:  Sunday Social at Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social at Humboldt Park

COS member Mikko Jimenez recaps the Sunday Social bird walk at Humboldt Park on Aug. 31, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenSeptember 2, 2025Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap: Horner Park
Field Trip Recap: Horner Park

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the field trip at Horner Park on Aug. 23, the first one led by COS board member Chris Cochrane.

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Field TripKris HansenAugust 29, 2025Horner Park
Field Trip Recap: Borbs and Forbs at Columbus Park
Field Trip Recap: Borbs and Forbs at Columbus Park

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the monthly Borbs and Forbs walk, this time at Columbus Park on Aug. 16.

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Field TripKris HansenAugust 27, 2025Borbs & Forbs
Recap and More Actions: Bird-friendly Chicago
Recap and More Actions: Bird-friendly Chicago

Kris Hansen reports on the July Department of Environment subject matter hearing on the need for a Bird-Friendly Design Ordinance in Chicago.

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Conservation, AdvocacyKris HansenAugust 24, 2025
Results of the 2025 Nighthawk Monitoring Season
Results of the 2025 Nighthawk Monitoring Season

Read the recap of the Common Nighthawk Project’s 2025 monitoring season.

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Kris HansenAugust 24, 2025nighthawks
Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social with an American Bittern
Field Trip Recap: Sunday Social with an American Bittern

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the Sunday Social American Bittern hunt at Humboldt Park on Aug. 17, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenAugust 22, 2025Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park Walk for Families and Beginners
Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park Walk for Families and Beginners

Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the beginner’s walk at Douglass Park on June 27.

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Field TripKris HansenJuly 25, 2025Douglass Park
Field Trip Recap: Humboldt Park Bird Walk for Families and Beginners
Field Trip Recap: Humboldt Park Bird Walk for Families and Beginners

Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the bird walk for families and beginners at Humboldt Park on June 29.

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Field TripKris HansenJuly 22, 2025Humboldt Park
Field Trip Recap:  Sunset Walk at Douglass Park
Field Trip Recap: Sunset Walk at Douglass Park

Trip leader Sammy Cabindol recaps the evening bird walk at Douglass Park on June 25.

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Field TripKris HansenJuly 20, 2025Douglass Park
Call to Action: Bird-Friendly Design Subject Matter Hearing
Call to Action: Bird-Friendly Design Subject Matter Hearing

Learn how you can lend your voice to the cause of bird-friendly design ahead of the July 23 City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Energy subject matter hearing.

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AdvocacyRobyn DetterlineJuly 18, 2025
Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm
Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm

COS member Joann Umeki recaps the bird walk at Horizon Farm on July 11, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenJuly 16, 2025
Field Trip Recap: Borbs and Forbs in Garfield Park
Field Trip Recap: Borbs and Forbs in Garfield Park

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the Borbs and Forbs walk at Garfield Park on June 28, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenJuly 11, 2025Garfield Park, Borbs & Forbs
Field Trip Recap: Orland Park Grasslands
Field Trip Recap: Orland Park Grasslands

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the walk at Orland Park Grasslands on July 5, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenJuly 6, 2025Orland Grassland
Field Trip Recap: Lincoln Park Zoo Beginner's Walk
Field Trip Recap: Lincoln Park Zoo Beginner's Walk

COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the Beginner’s Bird Walk at Lincoln Park Zoo on June 16.

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Field TripKris HansenJune 29, 2025Lincoln Park Zoo
 Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve
Field Trip Recap: Horizon Farm Forest Preserve

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the June 14 field trip to Horizon Farm in the far northwest corner of Cook County.

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Field TripKris HansenJune 26, 2025
Field Trip Recap: Illinois Beach State Park North Unit
Field Trip Recap: Illinois Beach State Park North Unit

COS member Lauren Kostas recaps the May 31 joint field trip with the Lake County Audubon Society at Illinois Beach State Park, North Unit.

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Field TripKris HansenJune 20, 2025
Field Trip Recap:  Sloughs of Palos Area
Field Trip Recap: Sloughs of Palos Area

COS member Steve Whitman recaps the bird walk in the Palos Slough area on June 8, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenJune 17, 2025Palos Slough
Birds &  Botany: Marian Byrnes Natural Area
Birds & Botany: Marian Byrnes Natural Area

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the bird walk at Marian Byrnes Natural Area on June 1, 2025.

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Field TripKris HansenJune 7, 2025Marian Byrnes
Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park
Field Trip Recap: Douglass Park

COS member Kris Hansen recaps the walk at Douglass Park in the evening of May 31.

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Field TripKris HansenJune 7, 2025Douglass Park
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