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IORC Update, 14 November 2020: Records Reviewed

November 14, 2020October 21, 2025

The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) recently concluded evaluations of 17 records of the occurrence of rare birds in Illinois. […]

November 12, 2020

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: This is a year we might call the ‘year of the siskins’. They are appearing all […]

November 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, IL. The Illinois Audubon Society has been awarded a Community Stewardship Challenge Grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community […]

October 21, 2020

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: Birding is all about ‘being in the right place at the right time’. We were […]

October 8, 2020October 21, 2025

Birding-related activities have proved themselves a great distraction in 2020. The IOS Big Sit taking place from Sep 24-26 was […]

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: On the Kane County Audubon Checklist, the red-necked phalarope is listed as RARE in both […]

August 28, 2020

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: A common bird is the cedar waxwing. Often, we see them ‘hawking’ over the river […]

August 18, 2020October 21, 2025

Friday, Sep. 24 – Sunday, Sep. 26 About the IOS 2021 Big Sit Stay put. Count birds. Raise money! After […]

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: To find this wren, you must go to a weedy field usually near a marsh. […]

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Formerly known as the “Spring Migration Dashboard,” the Illinois Audubon Society’s Migration Dashboard will continue to track the arrival of […]