Join us for a tour of the Piping Plover Special Exhibit followed by a presentation about the latest technologies used for tracking migration.

J’orge Garcia, Windy City Bird Lab Director

J'orge Garcia is a Chicago-area birder who brings his unique skill set from working to support Chicago's maker community into our great birding community. He first discovered birding after modeling a 3D-printed lens mount to attach vintage lenses to a mirrorless camera. Jorge shared his birding journey online through Twitter as he explored printing postcards and learning about Chicago's avian diversity.

His online sharing led him to become increasingly involved in the local birding community. He previously served on the board of the Illinois Ornithological Society and coordinated the Birds in My Neighborhood program at Openlands.

He now serves as the Director of the Windy City Bird Lab, leading projects like the Chicago Bird Migration Monitoring Network, which studies bird migration across the region. The program has since grown to support monitoring efforts in Minnesota, California, Colorado, and Mexico.