Lake Cook Audubon

02/08/2025

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02/08/2025

California Condor 653 Released Following Treatment for Lead Poisoning January 12, 2025 Video by Tim Hauck Our California Condor team in Arizona regularly performs annual health checks on the individuals in the southwest population, drawing blood to test for lead exposure, examining overall physical...

02/07/2025

Bird flu—otherwise known as avian influenza—has been in the news due to major impacts to captive poultry flocks and dairy herds. But how does this virus affect wild birds and conservation efforts? Next Tuesday, February 11, join the International Crane Foundation's Director of Conservation Medicine, Diana Boon, DVM, to learn more about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), how the virus is affecting bird populations, and how the International Crane Foundation stays prepared to look after cranes in human care and wild populations. Dr. Boon will share the status of the virus today and provide resources to keep you informed as the situation evolves. Click f7b65e30-7ec5-43ee-9063-cce52e22ddfd@ac5375fd-3c78-4760-a9ea-5a1d66b73803" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f7b65e30-7ec5-43ee-9063-cce52e22ddfd@ac5375fd-3c78-4760-a9ea-5a1d66b73803 to register.

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02/04/2025

SPECIAL OFF-SITE PROGRAM – Guam Kingfisher Recovery, Brookfield Zoo, Sat March 8 - https://mailchi.mp/882a110ecb7a/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10594223

02/03/2025

02/03/2025

We had a great time at Winthrop Harbor this weekend! It was too cold for pictures, but funny enough, Rena and Sonny bumped into RJ and Amanda the next day in Highland Park while they were out looking for ducks!

01/30/2025

RESCHEDULED: Field Trip to Winthrop Harbor Sat Feb 1 @ 9:00 AM - https://www.lakecookaudubon.org/

01/21/2025

Birds of a Feather Talk Together are doing a series on the book The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson. Here is the first episode on The Feather Thief:

We're doing something a little different—a mini-series focused on the book The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson. The book is part true crime, part cultu...

01/15/2025

FIELD TRIP: North Point Marina on Saturday Jan 18 - https://mailchi.mp/3b149d6ef2c5/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10593753

01/13/2025

Birding 101-ZOOM program-Tuesday, January 21 @ 7:00pm - https://mailchi.mp/fb87c9cc7e4a/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10593754

01/08/2025

FIELD TRIP: North Point Marina on Saturday Jan 18 - https://mailchi.mp/4c91f0485e73/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10593752

01/06/2025

Birding 101-ZOOM program-Tuesday, January 21 @ 7:00pm - https://mailchi.mp/fed234406f03/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10593675

01/05/2025

Our last field trip of 2024 took us an hour or two north of the border to Port Washington and Sheboygan – and it was worth it! Bird of the day was a tie between Long-tailed Duck and Glaucous Gull – both life birds for some in the group. It was cold and windy but a good time was had by all. On to 2025!

Photos by Kerry Swift and Diane Hansen.

Birds Pictured:
Long-tailed Duck
Glaucous Gull (the one on the rock)
Red-breasted Nuthatch

12/18/2024

JUST ADDED! Sun Dec 29 day trip – plus Gull Frolic information - https://mailchi.mp/13b3fc2ecbe9/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10593510

12/17/2024

Here's a video on the history of the Christmas Bird Count that Birds of a Feather Talk Together made. Enjoy!

12/13/2024

Sun Dec 29 day trip – plus Gull Frolic information - https://mailchi.mp/76956c0ac575/illinoisbeachstateparksouth20240615-10593471

12/07/2024

World’s oldest known bird -74 - lays an egg

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has outlived at least three mates and the researcher who outfitted her with a tracking band in 1956.

11/21/2024

First Lake County government building outfitted with a bird-friendly building design.

Bird-friendly modifications were added to the Lake County Central Permit Facility in Libertyville to mitigate bird strikes against glass windows. This included a dot pattern applied to the windows on the front of the facility and paracord hung four inches apart on the south side of the building. Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/j2OhlP-jdR0?si=4ePygY_X9A6EsmjW

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