Coming soon to a ChicagoLand Birding Club … me! Yup, this November I will be the guest presenter at two of the Chicago area’s birding clubs: the DuPage Birding Club and the Kane County Audubon Society. Attending is free, and I have donated my time. My primary topic will be Sax-Zim Bog which is where I am a volunteer naturalist. In lieu of the fee often paid to presenters both clubs have graciously agreed to make a donation to the Friends of Sax-Zim Bog! Here are the basic presentation details:

• Wednesday,  November 9th at 7 pm
  • Kane County Audubon – St. Charles, Illinois
  • Details (follow link)
• Thursday, November 10th at 7 pm
  • DuPage Birding Club – Glen Ellyn, Illinois
  • Details (follow link)
  • This talk is available in person or via Zoom
  • Registration Link
• Presentation Outline
  • For both nights … via Google Docs
  • Not all sections will receive equal time and emphasis

While the majority of my presentation will focus upon Sax-Zim Bog, I will briefly touch on some of my other favorite winter birding locations for that individual who wants to be far from the madding crowd … such as the Stony River Forest Road (image taken early this morning just after sunrise).

And of course the star of Sax-Zim Bog … our year round native, the Great Gray Owl!

For those who want to see some of my own bird images, I invite you to take a look at a few of my own photo albums.