October is sparrows' peak migration time.  Also look for late fall warblers, both kinglets, Brown Creepers and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers and maybe Jaegers or Franklin's Gulls. Meet at 8 am at the north end of campus.  Turn east on Lincoln Street into campus.  Stay on Campus Drive to the parking lot by the lake.  Leaders:  Sarah Flax and Libby Hill.

Look for fall warblers, thrushes and other migrants.  Meet at 7:30 a.m.AT BENNETT AND COLFAX UNDER THE OAKS. t.  Leader: John Bates 

8:00 a.m.

Northwestern University Campus North

 The NU campus has long been a stopover for migrants of all kinds headed south. NEW LOCATION: Meet at the north end of campus.  Turn east on Lincoln Street into the campus. You will be on Campus Drive. Stay on Campus Drive, which winds around several buildings until you get to the parking lot by the lake.  Leaders: Libby Hill and Sarah Flax.  

Look for fall warblers, thrushes and other migrants.  Meet at 7:30 a.m. corner of  BENNETT  AND COLFAX. UNDER  THE OAKS. Leaders: John Bates and Josh Engel

8:00 a.m.

Northwestern University Campus

The NU campus has long been a stopover for migrants of all kinds headed south. Park on the lakeside of the upper deck of the south parking lot off Sheridan Rd. and Clark St., north of Clark St. beach, at 8:00 A.M.  Leaders: Libby Hill and Sarah Flax.

We will look for warblers, other migrants, local raptors, etc. Meet at 8 a.m. at WRNP main entrance (5801 N. Western Avenue). Free street parking on both sides of Western Avenue.  Leader:  Scott Judd

Waukegan Beach  7:30 a.m.

WE PLAN TO RESCHEDULE THIS TRIP FOR SOMETIME IN APRIL

It's hard to beat Waukegan Beach in September.  Shorebirds are moving through in good numbers and migrant warblers begin to reach their peak.  We will spend the morning birding the beach, swales, and wooded lots of the Waukegan Beach area.  On the beach, we will be targeting migrant shorebirds, where a good morning could include Baird's and Semipalmated Sandpipers, Sanderling, and others.  In previous years, more specialties have shown up including Whimbrel and Buff-breasted Sandpiper, so we will be ever-vigilant.  In the swales, we will keep our eyes peeled for early waterfowl and lingering Least Bitterns which breed amongst the reeds.  In the wooded lots and beachfront park, migrant warblers can be abundant on the right day, and we hope to find Blackpoll, Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Wilson's and Magnolia Warblers among the 20+ that could be present.  We will be hiking the beach and wooded lots, which will total around 1-2 miles of walking at a birder's pace.  Adam will have a scope, but if you enjoy carrying your own, you are more than welcome to bring one. Hiking boots or sneakers are both appropriate for this walk, but please be prepared for walking on sand.  Duration: ~3 hours.  Leader:  Adam Sell.

Meet at 7:30 a.m. Here is the pin for where we will meet: https://goo.gl/maps/1QFRdEPAA3J2fEg67 

Registration is required and space is limited to 10 participants. Register with libbyhill@comcast.net.  One space remaining!

Friday mornings at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary from 7:30-9:30.  Park in the metered Waveland Parking Lot (map here: https://goo.gl/maps/ovFmu2P21ewTXiAF7) and meet on the viewing platform on the east side of the fenced-in bird sanctuary (map here: https://goo.gl/maps/fgSgGEx75wEP3X7M6). The leaders, from Red Hill Birding, will be on the platform from 7:30-9:30, so you can come any time. Coffee and fixings are provided.