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Illinois Audubon Society Fall Gathering
September 11, 12 & 13, 2009 Over 170 people registered to spend a weekend birding along Lake Michigan as well as inland in many
Lake County forest preserves at the fall IAS meeting September 11-13
hosted by Lake/Cook Chapter – the northernmost IAS outpost and the
first stop in Illinois for our feathered friends heading south to their
wintering grounds.
Field trip options ranged from some of Lake County’s richest
birding spots to storied migrant magnet Montrose Harbor/Magic Hedge in
Chicago, a raptor rehabilitation center located in a sprawling house in
the suburbs, and more.
Other weekend highlights included a Friday
night program on Roger Tory Peterson, a Saturday night presentation on
the facts and fictions of bird migration, and a special Saturday
afternoon wine and cheese reception at the home of a well-known TV journalist which includes a formal garden
as well as areas of wetland and prairie restoration.
Headquarters for the weekend were the brand new Hilton Garden Inn in
Mettawa, located just off I-294 on Route 60 between Lake Forest and
Vernon Hills.
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