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Birder’s Notebook; Brown-Headed Cowbird

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini: 2 July Entry. I have occasionally referred to birds being parasitized by the brown-headed cowbird. Let’s […]

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019

Lightning bugs flash light to attract the opposite sex using a chemical called luciferase. There are over 136 species of […]

July 3, 2019October 21, 2025

Recent decisions by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) resulted in the addition of Barnacle Goose as the 445th species […]

July 3, 2019October 21, 2025

The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) recently concluded evaluations of 25 records of the occurrence of rare birds in Illinois […]

June 25, 2019June 25, 2019

Birders Notebook by Bob Andrini; 25 June entry. One of the few of the warbler species that nest in our area […]

April 22, 2019October 21, 2025

The 2018 Listers Corner is now up and available for viewing! From Yard Lists to Big Days, there’s something for […]

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019

The Joliet Park District, in partnership with Illinois Audubon Society, Will County Audubon Society and the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission […]

April 11, 2019

Dr. Michael D. Wiant has joined the Illinois Audubon Society Board of Directors. A novice birder, his interest in the […]

April 2, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, IL. The Illinois Audubon Society has received a donation of land from Maury Brucker and Emiko Yang of Peoria, […]

March 9, 2019October 21, 2025

The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) in the last part of 2018 concluded evaluations of 36 records of occurrence of rare […]