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Our website has flown offline.

Please visit our temporary website: https://www.illinoisbirds.org/illinois-young-birders-welcome/ Housed within the website of our parent organization, the Illinois Ornithological Society, you can find all information about IL Young Birders, including our field trips, upcoming events, and membership.

IL Young Birders featured in the Daily Herald

Thank you to Jeff Reiter and the Daily Herald for the latest Words on Birds article about the 2020 ILYB Virtual Symposium. The article features our fantastic IL young birder presenters and artists, notably Gracie McMahon, who was chosen 2020 ABA Young Birder of the Year. Congratulations to all on your accomplishments! https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20201104/symposium-shows-young-people-have-a-passion-for-birding

2020 ILYB Virtual Symposium

Illinois Young Birders is excited to announce the 2020 Illinois Young Birder Virtual Symposium on Saturday, August 29th. Join us online for a morning of chatting about birding, presentations by young birders, artwork by young birders, and an exciting keynote address by Kenn Kaufman, writer, birder, naturalist, and conservationist. Join us for the 2020 Illinois…
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ILYB Field Trips Canceled

All ILYB Field Trips are canceled until further notice due to COVID-19 safety issues. Please watch for emails and updates when ILYB will be able to resume in-person field trips together. We look forward to when we can meet again! Once it is determined that people can safely gather together again, ILYB will share a…
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