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Lake Cook Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society
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Lake Cook Chapter welcomes voluntary donations in support of its free programs. If you are not already a member of the Illinois Audubon Society, consider joining.
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Winter & Spring 2012 Program Events
Programs are held at Heller Nature Center at 2821 Ridge Road in Highland Park, Illinois 60035 (directions) unless otherwise noted. All programs are free. Membership is not required to attend these programs.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
John James Audubon Returns - A Brian 'Fox' Ellis
200th Anniversary Re-enactment
College of Lake County
Auditorium, Room C005, in C building, 7:00pm
Grayslake, Illinois
SPECIAL FREE JOINT PROGRAM Co-Sponsored With Lake County Chapter of National Audubon Society
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the visit of naturalist and wildlife artist John James Audubon to Illinois, we welcome favorite performer/author/educator Brian “Fox” Ellis in an entirely new free show. Listen to tales of Audubon’s adventures in Illinois: the birds he painted, his encounters with the Indians and his epic walk across our state in the spring of 1811. Based on his journals, essays, letters, and three short stories about his time in Illinois, this family-friendly performance features storytelling with images of Audubon’s art.
Directions:
College of Lake County (Google Map)
19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, Illinois
College of Lake County Campus Map
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 
The Tree of Birdlife: What We’re Learning from DNA
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
Did you know that the beautiful Sunbittern of Amazonia is related to the unique Kagu found only in New Caledonia? Recent advances in DNA and genetic studies of bird populations are teaching us things we never knew about our feathered friends. John Bates, Field Museum Chairman of the Department of Zoology, will explore these studies and the amazing things we’re learning from them.
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2012
Welcome Back, Piping Plovers: Make Yourself at Home
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
Great Lakes sandy-bluff beaches are one of only three habitats in the country to attract nesting Piping Plovers, small shorebirds considered endangered in our area. Their return to Waukegan Beach is being carefully monitored by Natalie Dutack as part of the Waukegan Lakefront Restoration Project. Natalie will fill us in on the current status of our new and most welcome neighbors and plans for insuring that they stay around the ‘hood.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Once and Future Ecosystem of Lake Michigan
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
Lake Michigan, the second largest Great Lake, is a treasure on our doorstep that we often take for granted. Learn little-known facts about its history from the time of its formation a half-million years ago to the profound environmental issues facing it today and into the future. Coastal ecosystem expert Charlie Shabica will share his vast knowledge in an engaging and informative program.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
On the Trail of the Elusive Kirtland's Warbler
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
In preparation for our May 31 field trip to see the Kirtland’s Warbler, Louise Clemency of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will fill us in on this rare and endangered bird found only in parts of Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada’s Ontario Province. Learn about its greatest threats and the recovery plan that will hopefully insure this beautiful bird’s continued existence.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Annual Spring Potluck Dinner & Meeting
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
Potluck Dinner
Bring a dish to share and your own place setting. Drinks will be provided.
Used Book Sales
Also, bring
your gently used bird and nature books to donate for sale at our used
book sale. Proceeds will benefit Lake/Cook Chapter and help fund future
programs.
Next Year's Adventures & Big Year Celebration
After dinner, we’ll hold our annual
meeting and election of officers for the coming year. This is a chance
to socialize, help set chapter policy, find out the winners of our
chapter’s Big Year competition, and get in on future planning.
Fall 2011 Completed Programs
Following are the programs that have been held this 2011 program year. Previous year's programs can be found in the archive list at the bottom of this page.
 Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Raptors on the Wing
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
Ever visited the Illinois Beach State Park Hawk Watch and marveled at the watchers’spotting and identification skills? Now Hawk Watch founder and nationally recognized raptor expert and photographer Vic Berardi will share some of his secrets for
identifying these birds as they migrate over northern Illinois.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Openland’s New Lakefront Jewel:
Celebrating Lakeshore Preserve’s Grand Opening
Heller Nature Center, 7:00pm
On the heels of the September 10 grand opening of the Openlands Lakefront Preserve, a pristine beachfront and ravine property in southeast Lake County once belonging to the United States Navy, President Gerald Adelmann will recount how the new Lakeshore Preserve became a reality offering spectacular scenery, unique educational and recreational opportunities, and exceptional wildlife habitat. Site visit will follow on Saturday, September 24, 2011. (See Field Trips.)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Doing a Big Year: The ABC’s of Competitive Birding
Heller Nature Center, 7:00pm
Just in time for the opening of the feature film The Big Year, Joe Lill, Birdathon coordinator for the Chicago Audubon Society and an avid competitive birder himself, will give us a peek inside this fascinating world: what competitions are out there, including those in our own area; who competes and why; what are the rules, who sets them, and who monitors the results. Who knows—you might be the next Big Birder!
The Big Year Dinner and Movie Screening
Date, Time and Location To Be Announced
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 
Those Brilliant Birds of Ecuador
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
The tiny country of Ecuador has a whopping 1663 species of birds, including 44 endemics. Who better to introduce us to them than Steve Bailey, ornithologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey and a co-author of Birds of Illinois? Steve will describe and illustrate the large variety of tropical and montane birds found in Ecuador’s coastal, mountain and rainforest habitats.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 
Giving Barn Owls a Helping Hand
Heller Nature Center, 7:00 PM
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.
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