The spring bird count went really well. We had a HUGE area to cover and three team members to do it, but everything went pretty much according to plan. We started the day off checking Nygren Wetlands, a property owned by the Natural Land Institute, a wonderful local organization. Nygren is 705 acres of pristine
Category: Bird Conservation
American Forest Foundation
Working for healthy forests, quality environmental education, and informed decision-making about our communities and our world. The American Forest Foundation is part of the Bird Conservation Alliance and rightly so. AFF’s mission is to ensure sustainable forestry so that family owned forests remain healthy for generations to come. By creating sustainable tree farming, people and
Garlic Mustard Stinks (and it Smells Too!)
May is Garlic Mustard Awareness Month and we are well aware of the problem. Garlic mustard seems to be everywhere, even next to our native woodland plants. Jack-in-the-Pulpit with garlic mustard trying to intrude on the left But what can be done about this invasive species? Some commercial products such as Round-up have been suggested
Lazuli Bunting
Our local bird banding station, Sand Bluff Bird Observatory, perhaps the finest in the midwest, had a surprising visitor today. A Lazuli Bunting showed up; the first one banded here! Normally Lazuli Buntings are found west of northern Illinois in places like Nebraska and the Dakotas. Lazuli Bunting Yellow-rumped Warbler Swamp Sparrow (was originally called
Earth Day 2007
To celebrate Earth Day, Rock Valley College hosted the Community Earth Day Celebration that featured many conservation and wildlife organizations. The Birdfreak team volunteered to organize the booth of our local birding club, the North Central Illinois Ornithological Society (NCIOS). We had never done this before and weren’t sure what to expect. Many of our
The Wisconsin Society of Ornithology
Part of the Bird Conservation Alliance The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology was organized in 1939 to encourage the study of Wisconsin birds. The aims have since expanded to emphasize all of the many enjoyable aspects of birding and to support the research and habitat protection necessary to preserve Wisconsin birdlife. WSO strives to alert members
American Bird Conservancy
Part of the Bird Conservation Alliance American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, whose mission is to conserve wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. It is the only U.S.-based, group dedicated solely to overcoming the greatest threats facing birds in the Western Hemisphere. A growing human population, consuming ever greater resources,
Bird Conservation Alliance
The Bird Conservation Alliance is a network of organizations with a shared interest in the conservation of wild birds. Through the Alliance, millions of birdwatchers and concerned citizens are united with conservation professionals, scientists, and educators to benefit bird conservation efforts. This organization has tons of bird conservation members and is working on a project
