Champaign County Audubon Society

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Promoting interest, enjoyment, and understanding of all aspects of our natural environment, and actively encouraging the protection of wildlife and native habitats.

Lake of the Woods Bird Walk Sunday, June 21, 7:30 amLake of the Woods Forest Preserve has a number of excellent habitat...
06/02/2026

Lake of the Woods Bird Walk
Sunday, June 21, 7:30 am

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve has a number of excellent habitats for breeding birds. Join us on a journey to find some!

Please bring binoculars if you have them. We will have some pairs to loan.

Leader: Mariska Harshbarger

You must RSVP in advance! Please use link in bio to sign up

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is in Mahomet, IL.
Meeting spot: The meeting spot will be emailed to participants.

Lake of the Woods Bird Walk Sunday, June 21, 7:30 amLake of the Woods Forest Preserve has a number of excellent habitat...
06/02/2026

Lake of the Woods Bird Walk Sunday, June 21, 7:30 am

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve has a number of excellent habitats for breeding birds. Join us on a journey to find some!

Please bring binoculars if you have them. We will have some pairs to loan.

Leader: Mariska Harshbarger

You must RSVP in advance! Please use this link: https://forms.gle/GemDmxsWt2pD6RgU9

Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve is in Mahomet, IL.
Meeting spot: The meeting spot will be emailed to participants.

Join Champaign County Audubon Society for the Mouth of the Jordan Bird Walk Saturday, May 16 7:30amThe Mouth of the Jo...
04/30/2026

Join Champaign County Audubon Society for the Mouth of the Jordan Bird Walk
Saturday, May 16 7:30am

The Mouth of the Jordan Reserve is an excellent, underbirded hot spot in Vermillion County. We should see lots of warblers, vireos and other songbirds during peak migration!

Please use this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/jZioe1Sus45L11H2A

The Mouth of the Jordan Reserve is in Oakwood in Vermillion County.
Meeting spot: The meeting spot will be emailed to participants.

Join the Champaign County Audubon Society for our Birds and Brews event on Tuesday, October 21 at 6pm at Triptych Brewin...
10/03/2025

Join the Champaign County Audubon Society for our Birds and Brews event on Tuesday, October 21 at 6pm at Triptych Brewing, 1703 Woodfield Dr, Savoy, IL

Where the Whip-poor-wills Still Sing: What Shapes Habitat UseHolly Coates, University of Illinois PhD student, will talk...
09/29/2025

Where the Whip-poor-wills Still Sing: What Shapes Habitat Use

Holly Coates, University of Illinois PhD student, will talk about the iconic Eastern Whip-poor-will, its loss of habitat, and effects of forest management on this bird. Join us for this CCAS monthly program.

Thursday, October 2, 2025
7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Auditorium, Farm Bureau Building
801 North Country Fair DriveChampaign, IL

Event link in the comments!

(Another) Champaign County Audubon Society Insect Collection Tour If you were unable to attend our tour of the Illinois ...
09/20/2025

(Another) Champaign County Audubon Society Insect Collection Tour

If you were unable to attend our tour of the Illinois Natural History Survey’s collection of more than 7 million insects, one of the largest and oldest in North America, you have another opportunity. On October 30 beginning at 4:15 p.m. Michelle Kohler will again be leading us on another exploration of the wide variety of the insect world from butterflies larger than your hand to beetles the size of a pinhead, from cryptically camouflaged specimens to those with spectacular patterns.

Why insects? CCAS’s mission is not only to observe birds, but “To promote interest in the natural environment and encourage protection of native habitats in Champaign County and beyond.” Insects are part of that natural environment, and play a key role in the lives of birds we enjoy seeing and hearing. 96% of all terrestrial birds are dependent on eating insects at some point in their lives.

Since space in the collection requires us to limit the tour to 15 people, please sign up in advance.
Link to the signup form is in the comments!

08/31/2025

Overview:

Dr. Jeff Hoover, University of Illinois, will provide an overview of how efforts to restore fragmented bottomland forests led to increased nest survival and decreased cowbird parasitism for birds nesting in the Cache River watershed (in Illinois). Nest survival was most affected by percentage landcover in agriculture within 1 km, whereas for cowbird parasitism it was percentage of agriculture within 5 km. These results represent the merging of scientific research with conservation in action in an effort to evaluate the success of conservation efforts. In the end, these efforts provided tangible benefits to birds breeding in bottomland forests.

About our speaker:

Dr. Hoover has been studying the ecology, behavior and conservation of birds for three decades, focusing primarily on bird communities in upland and bottomland forests. He conducts a blend of basic and applied research, with an emphasis on studying behavioral ecology in birds and the response of bird communities to restoration and conservation efforts. Some areas of interest include brood parasite-host interactions, natal dispersal, and decision rules associated with breeding dispersal in adult birds. He currently holds the position of Avian Ecologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois.

08/22/2025

Coming to a circle near you. Registration link in our bio.

Join us for socializing with the birders of the Champaign Audubon Society!Birds and BrewsJoin other local birders and sh...
08/19/2025

Join us for socializing with the birders of the Champaign Audubon Society!

Birds and Brews
Join other local birders and shoot the breeze about birds and birding. All ages are welcome.

Friday, August 29 - 6pm
Jupiter's at the Crossing
2511 Village Green Pl, Champaign, IL 61822

Tuesday, September 23 - 6pm
Riggs Beer Company
1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802

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PO Box 882
Urbana, IL
61803

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