Long-time bird club member “Birding the Great Northwest (Cook County)”: is one of Chicagoland’s best birders and photographers. Her home territory is the rich area of northwest Cook County that harbors such well-known birding sites as Crabtree Lake Nature Center, Baker’s Lake, Deer Grove, and Paul Douglas, all part of the Cook County Forest Preserve District. Through her wonderful photos of birds and other natural history subjects, she will present this region in all of its diversity and beauty.