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The Raccoon Lake Association has set an action plan for the coming year.

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Tarik Shahzad, birding hobbyist, joins Jon Hansen, filling in for Lisa Dent, to share his record-breaking 2025. Shahzad ...

The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird ...

The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird ...

While some Chicago birds head south for the winter many others have come to our city from farther north. Bird watchers are spending the season with their eyes to the sky trying to catch a glimpse ...

These mysterious birds live in shortgrass prairies and have a two-nest rule. The female splits her clutch between two nests, ...

Norwood Park resident Tarik Shahzad spotted 296 species of birds in 2025, breaking the Cook County Birding Big Year record for the second year in a row.