The Openlands Lakeshore Preserve is home to three unique ecosystems - ravines, bluffs, and lakefront.

We will meet at this parking lot at 7:30 a.m. It's the main parking lot for the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve. If the lot fills up, people can park on the street right next to the lot.

Leader: Josh Engel

Register with Libby Hill libbyhill@comcast.net

This Spring Canal Shores will be holding bird walks on the golf course, located at 1030 Central St., Evanston. 

The walks will start at 7:30 a.m. 

On May 24, we will walk the north birding loop. We will meet by the 10th hole tee on Maple Ave, Wilmette, just west of the canal.

There is four hours of free parking on Maple in that area. 

Please dress for the weather, recognizing that the ground can be wet. Bring binoculars and, if you have one, a field guide. 

Register with Matt Rooney, matthewarooney@gmail.com, ahead of time.

These trips pack a great list of warbler species during spring migration.

Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Erickson Woods Forest Preserve parking lot. Turn north into parking lot from Willow Road, just east of the Eden’s Expressway.

Leaders: Joel Greenberg

Look for warblers and other migrating species in this diverse habitat of restored woodland with numerous wetlands scattered throughout.  

Meet at 8:00 a.m. in the second parking lot that leads to the Interpretive Center.  

Leader: Nancy Halliday

This Spring Canal Shores will be holding bird walks on the golf course, located at 1030 Central St., Evanston. 

The walks will start at 7:30 a.m. 

On May 17, we will walk the south bird loop. We will meet by the 18th hole green on Lincoln St, Evanston, just east of the canal.

There is four hours of free parking on Lincoln in that area. 

Please dress for the weather, recognizing that the ground can be wet. Bring binoculars and, if you have one, a field guide. 

Register with Matt Rooney, matthewarooney@gmail.com, ahead of time.

These trips pack a great list of warbler species during spring migration.

Meet at 7:30 a.m. at Erickson Woods Forest Preserve parking lot. Turn north into parking lot from Willow Road, just east of the Eden’s Expressway.

Leaders: Ed and Rebecca Rice 

Emily Oaks has wonderful established trails and a pond. We will be looking for warblers and other late spring migrants.

Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the Emily Oaks Nature Center parking lot, 4650 Brummel Street, Skokie. We will bird outside the Nature Center until it opens at 8:00 a.m.

Leader: Libby Hill

Join in the Illinois State Spring bird count at the Ladd Arboretum count. Beginners welcome.

Meet 7:30 a.m. at the Ladd Arboretum parking lot. 

Leader: Libby Hill

Look for warblers and other migrants (and a great display of spring wildflowers). Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the corner of Ewing Avenue and Grant Street.  Park along Ewing Avenue.  

Leader: TBD