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Lake Cook Audubon members on a field trip in East Central Illinois

Your Lake-Cook Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society

We are a gathering of people who enjoy watching and studying birds and wildlife. We welcome people of all ages and skills to join us on our field trips, programs and other events. Most of our monthly programs are bird-oriented, but we also address environmental and natural history topics.

The Illinois Audubon Society is the state's oldest conservation organization that functions as a land trust to protect and enhance Illinois' unique habitats and to educate the public about them. Organized in 1897 , it is not affiliated with the National Audubon Society.

What We Do Besides Watch Birds

Bird watching events in and around Lake County Illinois are the cornerstone of our chapter. Yet many enjoy our sociable and informative monthly programs usually held at Heller Nature Center. We volunteer to monitor Bartlett Ravine and Openlands Lakeshore Preserve and work in concert with other local environmental organizations.

As an all-volunteer organization we cordially encourage your participation in any one of our organizational activities. And though not required for participation, we invite you to join and add your support to our Lake-Cook Chapter (and receive our newsletter). Please contact any of our Chapter leaders for more information

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Next Program

Tues.,  Jan. 17    7:00 PM

Giving Barn Owls a Helping Hand
Heller Nature Center


In light of our chapter project to install Barn Owl boxes locally, Dan Thompson, ecologist with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, will talk about attempts to reintroduce the Barn Owl in Chicago’s western suburbs, and what can be done to attract and protect these state-endangered birds to the Lake County area. .

Next Field Trip

Sun., Jan 29 10:30 AM
Behind the Scenes Tour at Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield, Illinois
"Sold Out"
As of 12/26/11 there are no additional spaces available on this field trip.

A personal tour by the zoo’s bird curator, including a bird’s eye view of Tropic World and a visit with Cookie the Cockatoo. Registration required. Member priority.
Big Year Challenge

Lake/Cook Chapter invites you to participate in our “Personal Best” Big Year Challenge. Keep records from September-May for your choice of:
  • New birds seen in Illinois
  • New birds seen throughout the U.S.
  • Total birds seen in Illinois
  • Total birds seen in the U.S.
Turn in your list in May, 2012 – including species, date and location seen – and then join the fun at the last meeting of the year in June where everyone will share tales of their own “Personal Best” experiences.


Please register to receive our email and you will be notified prior to each event.

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