"Our Calumet Area, Dynamic Changes":  Stephanie Beilke, Carl Giometti, Dan Lory, Walter Marcisz. What's been happening in the way of improvements and innovations in the Calumet region during the past five years? Our panel will discuss some of the many exciting recent developments, to include: a brief history of Calumet birding/conservation; the much-anticipated November, 2021 opening of the Ford Calumet Environmental Center; the 2021 COS Calumet Initiative; the Big Marsh MAPS banding station; and the 2021 Motus tower installation at Big Marsh. All of the presenters are current or former COS board members, and all are enthusiastic Calumet area birders! Stephanie Beilke also notably serves as Senior Manager, Conservation Science for Audubon Great Lakes. 

The ENSBC Christmas Count will be coordinated by John Leonard.  To participate, contact him at 

jleonard5440@gmail.com.

There will be no in-person countdown party this year, again, because of Covid-19, but John plans to host an online Countdown. 

Joel Greenberg will coordinate the Feeder Count.  (Some forms will be available at Wild Birds Unlimited at 1460 Waukegan Road in Glenview.)  Please email the results of your feeder count to 

 joelrgreenberg@gmail.com

Feeder Count Form below

EVANSTON NORTH SHORE CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT

Sunday December 26, 2021

Your Name    _______________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________

Phone # _____________________________________________________

E-mail ____________________________________________________

Time spent watching feeders__________________________________

Species                                                            Number of Individuals

Canada Goose_____________________________________________

Mallard___________________________________________________

Cooper’s Hawk____________________________________________

Red-tailed hawk______________________________________________

Mourning Dove_____________________________________________

N Flicker____________________________________________________

Hairy Woodpecker___________________________________________

Red-bellied Woodpecker_________________________________________

Downy Woodpecker ____________________________________________

Blue Jay _____________________________________________________

Crow______________________________________________________

Black-capped Chickadee______________________________________

White-breasted Nuthatch______________________________________

Red-breasted Nuthatch_______________________________________

Robin____________________________________________________

Cedar Waxwing_______________________________________________

Starling______________________________________________________

House Sparrow_________________________________________________

Cardinal_______________________________________________________

American Goldfinch_____________________________________________

House Finch__________________________________________________

Dark-eyed Junco___________________________________________

OTHER _________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Chicago Urban Christmas Bird Count  Contact Coordinator Jeffrey Sanders   yellowstart5@yahoo.com

North Shore lakefront. 51st Annual Jeff Sanders’ Fall Specialty Trip.  Gillson Park, Maple Park, Tower Road Park, Park Ave., Rose Beach in Highland Park, and other areas as time permits. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at Gillson Park Beach.  If you want to see way out onto the lake, bring your own scope.

For more details and to sign up, contact Jeff Sanders at yellowstart5@yahoo.com

During development and as part of their annual cycles all birds change their feathers through molts.  Across all birds, this has led to a wide array of molt strategies in different species.  John Bates, Curator of Birds at the Field Museum, will give an overview of how, when, and why birds molt, emphasizing how community scientists can participate in documenting molts as you go birdwatching throughout the year.

Perkins Woods. Look for fall warblers, thrushes and other migrants.  Meet at 7:30 a.m. corner of Ewing Ave. and Grant St.  Leaders: John Bates and Josh Engel.

Perkins Woods. Look for fall warblers, thrushes and other migrants.  Meet at 7:30 a.m. corner of Ewing Ave. and Grant St.  Leaders: John Bates and Josh Engel.

Look for migrating shorebirds and ducks and whatever else we can find.  Meet behind the Sheraton Hotel on the north side of Willow road at 7:30 a.m. To get to Techny Basin, turn north from Willow Rd. onto Founders Drive, then turn left into the Sheraton Hotel parking lot and park as far west as you can to find our meeting spot.  If you have a scope, please bring it.  Register with Field Trip Chair Libby Hill at libbyhill@comcast.net so we know to expect you.  Leader:  Owen Woodhouse. Owen is one of the young birders who will be leading some of our future field trips.