Chicago Ornithological Society

Our next virtual program features the latest work of filmmaker and former COS board member, Robert Dolgan! We'll be screening the short film Fluddles which dives into the story of one of the least understood and appreciated wetland types. Join us for this free and public event taking place anywhere an internet connection is found. #Chicago #chicagoevents #conservation #wetlands #illinois https://lnkd.in/gkzh-zQ2

Want to participate in our peregrine book club? Then it's time to start reading! The Peregrine, by J.A. Baker, isn't a long book, but we'll definitely need some time to digest it in time for our August 14 gathering. Even more time if you still have to order if from Skunk Cabbage Books with their discount code "BOGSUCKER" So be sure to grab your copy now and join us in a few weeks! https://lnkd.in/g6XQnCfy

This Thursday evening, join Chicago Park District staff for an introductory nature walk at Park 566. This golden hour hike will explore not only the wildlife found there but work that's being done to restore the habitat and plans for the future. The Nature Conservancy in Illinois CHICAGO WILDERNESS ALLIANCE https://lnkd.in/gS9ZKA4d

Last call for photos! We are just over one week out from the submission deadline to the first ever Chicago Bird Photography Contest. Amateur or professional, it doesn't matter. We want to see your photos! https://lnkd.in/gDh28sfy

It's official. Chicago's piping plover chick now has a name: Nagamo! The Ojibwe word for "he/she sings," the selected name is a nod to both one of the many indigenous peoples of our region but also the piping plover common and scientific name which distinguishes it as the "singing plover." Thank you to everyone who submitted your name suggestions and our naming committee who whittled down the hundreds of entries to 1. You can read the full official statement below: The Chicago Piping Plovers, a collaboration between the Chicago Bird Alliance (CBA), the Chicago Ornithological Society (COS), and the Illinois Ornithological Society (IOS) is happy to announce that the Piping Plover chick hatched to Imani and Sea Rocket at Montrose Beach Dunes on June 30, 2020 has been named Nagamo by a selection panel representing Chicago’s diverse communities. This is the first year that Imani, Monty and Rose’s son, and Sea Rocket, a captive-reared Piping Plover chick released at Montrose in 2023, have nested at Montrose Beach Dunes. Four chicks hatched to the pair, but sadly only one survived. The surviving chick was banded with a USDA metal band on the upper right leg. Mike Doty submitted the selected name, Nagamo (Na-GA-mo). Nagamo means “he/she sings” in the Ojibwe language. The City of Chicago is located on land that is the traditional homelands of the Anishinaabe, or the Council of the Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi Nations. Piping Plovers are known for their “pip-lo” song that fills summer beaches and that is represented in both their common name as well as their scientific name Charadrius melodus. On the day of the name selection, Imani and Sea Rocket’s little chick was heard piping. CBA, COS and IOS are deeply grateful for the efforts of the many who have made nesting and hatching of Piping Plovers at Montrose Beach Dunes possible: the Chicago Park District, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the US Department of Agriculture, the Great Lakes Piping Plover Conservation Team, and the Montrose Beach Dunes steward and volunteers, and last but not least, the over 100 Chicago Piping Plover volunteers who stood watch from sunrise to sunset for weeks on end to monitor the nest and plovers. We are grateful to the Chicagoland community for so readily embracing the Piping Plovers and providing their enthusiastic support. About the selection panel The selection panel consisted of members of nature and environmental organizations in the Chicago area. Jessica Cortez, Chicago Piping Plovers Teishetta Daniel, Chicago Park District Matt Igleski, Chicago Bird Alliance Tamima Itani, Chicago Piping Plovers Jennifer Johnson, Wild Indigo Katty Regalado, Sierra Club Jeramie Strickland, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Andrea Tolzmann, Illinois Ornithological Society Credell Walls, Forest Preserves of Cook County Edward Warden, Chicago Ornithological Society

Looking for a way to show your pride in Chicago’s official bird? Look no further! Now is your chance to add Chicago’s peregrines to your wardrobe some celebratory artwork by local artists and birders Kelly Ballantyne and Mo Ulicny. https://lnkd.in/gPPByt9C

This week! The Year of the Peregrine celebrations continue with a special virtual event featuring wildlife biologist and author Sophie Osborn. It's free and open to all so join us! https://lnkd.in/gz4UjN3B

We are rapidly approaching the end of the first ever Chicago Bird Photography Contest! There is still time to get out there, take pictures, and submit them for judgement and possible prizes. So whether you're using a cell phone, polaroid, or high end digital, get out there and capture the world in images. We want your photos! https://lnkd.in/gDh28sfy

Tomorrow is your last chance to submit names for this year's crop of plover chicks! Think you've got a good one that will represent Chicago well as they fly across the country? Then throw it into the ring for consideration! https://lnkd.in/g_aEm_sq

Looking for your next read about birds and exciting tales in conservation? Then perhaps Feather Trails by Sophie Osborn is what you're seeking. Not convinced? Then join us for our next virtual program where Sophie will be our guest speaker talk about the Peregrine Falcon parts of her work. #Chicago #chicagoevents #conservation #endangeredspecies Chelsea Green Publishing https://lnkd.in/gz4UjN3B