Programs

Following is a listing of our upcoming bird and wildlife programs. To receive notice of future programs and field trips, please sign up to receive our email newsletter (click link). You can also follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook page.

Programs are held at  Heller Nature Center at 2821 Ridge Road in Highland Park, Illinois 60035 (directions) unless otherwise noted. All programs are open and free to the public unless noted. Membership is not required to attend these programs. Donations to support our coffee & snacks are welcome but not required. Good deal, huh? If you like our programming, here are ways to support our organization.

Posterboard
Posterboard
December 2020 – January 2021 Dec 2020 – Jan 2021
Dec
1
Tue
Dec 1 @ 7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
It’s a winter finch irruption year for Illinois, with species like Common Redpolls, Red Crossbills, White-winged Crossbills and Evening Grosbeaks making rare local appearances as they travel farther south than usual because of poor cone[...]
Online - Zoom
Dec
15
Tue
Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
Despite the rich bird life of the eastern Amazon basin, few birders have visited the Belém Area of Endemism in northeastern Brazil – one of at least eight regions in Amazonia with unique species found[...]
Online - Zoom
Jan
19
Tue
Jan 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
As even non-birders know from The Big Year book and film, traditional Big Years involve driving and flying thousands of miles to see as many species as possible in a given geographical location in 365[...]
Online - Zoom
December 2020 – January 2021 Dec 2020 – Jan 2021