DuPage Birding Club

06/08/2026

This hummingbird joins us in giving a big "thank you!" to all the new followers of the DuPage Birding Club! Let us know what you would like to see more of!

06/04/2026

A follower of this page recently wanted help identifying what he thought was a Red-shouldered Hawk, an relative of our local Red-tailed Hawk, but with a more easterly and southeasterly range (although some are regularly seen in our area).

The Red-shouldered is slightly smaller than the Red-tailed, and it prefers a more wooded habitat. Tree-dwelling snakes are a major source of food for these hawks. DBC member John Cebula is sharing some of his Red-shouldered photos from the Gulf Coast area of Florida.

05/31/2026

The June Drummings will keep your birding momentum going with a host of good field trips and links to resources that will improve your birding-by-ear skills. You can also learn about a new Forever stamp featuring the lifecycle of the Bald Eagle and read trip reports from the Magee Marsh outing. And a final note to all you photographers: the Winter/Spring Photo Contest will close June 30. Now's the time to upload your best of the best!
Click below - Read the June Drummings!

https://bit.ly/Dr!mmingsNewsletter

If you're interested in doing some evening nighthawk monitoring, there's an active program out there, now going into its 5th year. It runs from 6/7 to 6/27; organized and managed by the Chicago Ornithological Society.

(Photo of a Great Egret by John Cebula)

05/30/2026

05/26/2026

What's this Warbling Vireo warbling about? That the DuPage Birding Club's page is just one--ONE!!!--follower away from two thousand followers. If you're not a member of the club, go to dupagebirding.org and see all the club has to offer. And join us!

05/17/2026

If you missed the presentation on Piping Plovers at the recent DBC meeting, heres a link to the recording on YouTube:

Here's a link to the video of our recent Piping Plover meeting:

The May 14, 2026 meeting of the DuPage Birding Club featured Dr. Sarah Saunders presenting "The Recovery Status of Great Lakes Piping Plovers." Dr. Saunders ...

05/15/2026

Local friends, reminder that the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County sale is happening today and tomorrow at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Saving Monarchs will be there talking Monarchs and offering our garden signs up for sale. Gardeners can get tips from plant experts as they shop from over 170 different species of native flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees. It’s an awesome event with many wonderful people working there. Stop by and say hi. 😊

05/13/2026

DBC's May meeting is Thursday May 14th.

This is a hybrid meeting with both Zoom and in-person at COD as options.

Thursday's speaker and topic: Saving the Piping Plovers Presented by Dr. Sarah Saunders, Audubon Great Lakes, Michigan, who will speak about current efforts to save Piping Plovers in the Great Lakes, highlighting the key strategies that have fueled this recovery, including nest monitoring and protection, predator management, annual banding, captive-rearing, and education and outreach. She will also showcase how long-term banding data have further strengthened these strategies, contributing to population growth. Despite these gains, challenges remain.

Go to dupagebirding.org to register.

Presentation at 7:00 p.m. College of DuPage Health Science Ctr, Rm 1234 425 Fawell Drive Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

Please also plan to join the pre-meeting walk from 5:00-6:30 pm on Thursday. We will explore the Russell R. Kirt Prairie just south of the Human Science Center building where we have our DBC meetings. The area features three ponds in addition to grassland and trees. We will begin and end the walk outside the entrance the HSC. The May club meeting will follow at 7PM https://www.google.com/maps/College+of+DuPage,+Health+and+Science+Center

05/08/2026

During tomorrow's spring bird count, which shotsa do you expect to take?