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Birder’s Notebook; Great Egret

August 29, 2019

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini; 20 August Entry. Equal in size to the great blue heron, the great egret is all […]

August 16, 2019

The Illinois Audubon Society is undertaking a strategic planning process to guide its future accomplishments over the next five years. […]

August 13, 2019August 16, 2019

Birder’s Notebook by Bob Andrini; 16 August Entry. A common bird on ponds and rivers in our area is the great […]

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019

After the flurry of northward migration and the raucous breeding activity of our summer resident birds things appear to be […]

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 […]

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, 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, […]