Calling all shutterbugs and bird enthusiasts! We want you to capture the vibrant avian life of Chicago through your lens and participate in the inaugural "Chicago Birds Photography Contest." Photographers of all experience levels are invited to compete with winning submissions eligible for eternal bragging rights and cash prizes!
The importance of Black Americans in conservation and environmentalism is GREATLY underrepresented and it requires some digging to learn about the significant past and current Black contributors and advocates of birding, conservation, and environmental justice.
This time of year, owls become the focus of many nature lovers. The presence of humans can be stressful for owls, so it’s important to understand more about owls and follow simple guidelines to ensure their safety.
The importance of Black Americans in conservation and environmentalism is GREATLY underrepresented and it requires some digging to learn about the significant past and current Black contributors and advocates of birding, conservation, and environmental justice.
Bird Friendly Chicago leaders including CBA President Judy Pollock spoke at the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board on October 30, which oversees McCormick Place. Board members and CEO Larita Clark thanked us and expressed a desire to address the issue of treating the windows in some way in order to greatly reduce collisions.
On October 18, the Bird Friendly Chicago coalition met with leadership from Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) and McCormick Place. These leaders expressed a commitment to solve the problem of bird collisions at their facility and indicated that this directive is coming from the highest levels of their organization. Read more about how to get involved.
We are calling for:
- participation of McCormick Place Lakeside Center and all downtown and lakefront buildings in the established and proven successful Lights Out program: light reduction from 11 pm through sunrise every night during migration seasons
- full implementation of bird-friendly building requirements for new construction before the end of 2023,
- prioritizing retrofitting of existing buildings for bird safety.
Jorge Garcia shares the bird walk report from the North Park Village Migratory Bird Walk on 10/7/23. These walks occur on Saturdays at 8am through the months of April and May in the Spring, plus September and October in the Fall. This walk featured a bald eagle, rusty blackbirds, and brown creepers.
Can you pitch in to help us buy some shrubs? Chicago Audubon, the River Park Advisory Council and Chicago Park District plan to create migratory landbird habitat by adding native shrubs and understory trees. This project will expand the capacity of the habitat at Ronan Park and extend a quality riparian ecosystem farther north.
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