News and information about birds in northern Illinois
Join a naturalist on a morning walk in the woods to search for feathers. Expect to see migratory birds and summer residents returning home on a Mother's Day program Sunday, May 12.
The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host several educational programs the week of May 13 and May 20.
By tapping holes in trees in springtime, when the sap is rising, these birds help ensure that many other creatures also gain access to the sweet elixir.
Kane County Forest Preserve District Naturalists will cover basic bird-identification skills and share a few interesting stories along the way.
As spring approaches, many people’s thoughts turn toward spring cleaning or moving into a new home. The latter also is true in the animal world, particularly with birds.
A gaggle of birders, scanning the Canada geese in and around a man-made pond, noted that one of the birds was not like the others.
Any private landowners with forests, from homeowners to farmers, can apply for the Improving Oak Ecosystem Health in the Great Lakes Region in Northeastern Illinois program until March 29.
I was just about to throw in the towel, when I found out I’m not alone in this sea of color confusion.
The warmer weather we’ve experienced recently has caused some arthropods, aka woodpecker food, to start moving around.
The fourth annual Flock to the Rock took place Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024, in Rock Falls.
As casual observers, we have no way of knowing for sure whether our winter robins are year-round residents or visitors from farther north.
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preservein Plainfield is hosting a trailside hike to view winter waterfowl enjoying the chilly water. Free, ages 10 or older.
European starlings actually wore out their welcome here in the United States several decades ago.
Here are four Good Natured resolutions, for me and for you for 2024.
While so many of us have been downing plate after plate of delicious bird this Thanksgiving week, some of our wild neighbors are enjoying birdie feasts of their own.