Category: Trip Reports

Wooded Island and Park No. 566

March 23 Trip Report by Peter Tolzmann Jackson Park, on the south side of Chicago, is one of the best places for birding in the Chicago area, with over 300…
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Bird Names and Naming Birds: A young birder’s perspective

By Maxima Gomez-Palmer McCown’s longspur, Audubon’s warbler, Bachman’s sparrow… what do these birds have in common? They are all named after people, specifically white men. There are over 130 different…
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ILYB Symposium Recap, Presentations, and Art Gallery

Hi, my name is Peter Tolzmann and I’m a young Birder. Even though this year’s IOS Symposium was held online it was a good one! Four different young birders shared…
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Sandhill Crane by Ben Sanders

Cranes, Cranes, and Even More Cranes!

I’m Simon Tolzmann, and I’m a part of the Illinois Young Birders club. I’ve been in the ILYB for just over 2 years now, and I’ve made truly amazing friends.…
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Symposium Attendees

Third Annual ILYB Symposium Recap

On Saturday, Oct 6th, nearly fifty people attended the third annual Illinois Young Birders Symposium to enjoy a day of birding, presentations by young birders and professionals, and art at…
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Neotropic Cormorant by Simon Tolzmann

South Shore with Chicago Ornithological Society

Seventeen young birders and families joined forces with Christine Williamson and the Chicago Ornithological Society to bird the south shore of Lake Michigan on September 16th. We met at Chicago’s…
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American Golden-Plover by Matthew Cvetas

Searching for Shorebirds with Kane County Audubon

Eight young birders and their parents joined me, Steve Bayer, and guest leader Tim Balassie for some shorebirding in Kane and Dupage Counties on August 19th. We started at Dunteman…
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Banding demonstration

Banding at Sagawau

Hi fellow birders! I’m Simon Tolzmann, a young birder from Chicago, IL. Today was my third experience with bird banding. Today gave me a new perspective on banding, as I…
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Big Day Birders

A Very Big Day

Sixteen young birders and their families rose well before sunrise to meet our guest field trip leader, Beau Schaefer, at Illinois Beach State Park (IBSP) – South Unit for our…
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Chestnut-sided Warbler by Matthew Cvetas

Montrose Migration Madness

Eleven Illinois Young Birders and their parents dodged the rain drops Sunday morning, May 20th, at Montrose in Chicago. Even with a strong northeast winds, migrants were not to be…
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