Presenter: Geoff Williamson

Our first monthly meeting of the season!

This will be a hybrid of in-person and Zoom (link below).
*** For those attending in person: note that we are at a new location. Our meetings this year will be at Cook Memorial Library in downtown Libertyville. ***

The status and distribution of birdlife in Illinois is always shifting, though generally quite slowly. In the last several decades, however, birders have seen instances of very rapid changes. We'll look at some of what is going on from the viewpoint of the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee, or IORC, by focusing on rarities. IORC maintains a "Review List" of species sufficiently rare to warrant
evaluation of observational evidence of their occurrence. The stories behind the movement of species on and off the Review List provide insight into how their status and distribution – or the nature of the birding community – is changing.

Geoff's Bio:

For decades Geoff Williamson has been active in local, state, and national birding organizations. Currently, he heads the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee of the Illinois Ornithological Society and is co-compiler of the Illinois-Indiana region's seasonal reports for North American Birds, the journal of ornithological record published by the American Birding Association. He is a recipient of the American Birding Association's Ludlow Griscom Award, given for outstanding contributions in regional ornithology. He founded Third Coast Birding to foster
an appreciation for and connection to the birds of the Great Lakes region and beyond.

Meeting ID: 834 6963 3823
Passcode: 949099