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Continue the inaugural Bird Lake County year with a trip to another popular winter destination for waterfowl! Waukegan Harbor is an attractive location for waterfowl to seek refuge and find food during the cold weather, and its proximity along Lake Michigan brings in many migrating waterfowl for a stopover. Numerous gulls often pack together on the harbor structures, while raptors such as Bald Eagles and American Kestrels may be
Lake County Audubon Society invites you to join us at a local birding hotspot each month and stay for socializing afterward. Our series brings together bird and nature enthusiasts of all levels, from beginners to experts, with guided walks at birding hotspots in Lake County followed by social gatherings
Four captive-raised piping plovers that were released July 12 by Brad Semel of Illinois Department of Natural Resources had a productive 3 weeks here in Lake County fattening up on tiny insects and learning how to navigate life along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
Lake County Audubon Society invites you to join us at a local birding hotspot each month and stay for socializing afterward. Our series brings together bird and nature enthusiasts of all levels, from beginners to experts, with guided walks at birding hotspots in Lake County followed by social gatherings.
Although we’re not sure if the Piping Plovers will nest at Waukegan Beach this season, we have a training program that covers information for all our Sharing Our Shore-Waukegan volunteers. The training program covers basic information related to the SOS-W program itself and situations that volunteers might
“Birdscaping” is the planting of native flowering plants, grasses, trees and shrubs that are important for birds and other wildlife. These plants produce flowers, seeds and berries that insects and birds require to thrive and reproduce.