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Field Trip: Emily Oaks Nature Center

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
 

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: John Bates

Field Trip: Perkins Woods

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Every Thursday morning in May we'll look for spring migrants in the woods.  Meet at the corner of Ewing and Grant at 7:30.

Leaders: John Bates and sometimes Josh Engel

Field Trip: Skokie Lagoons

Friday, May 23, 2025

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

 

Field Trip: Northwestern University South Campus

Saturday, May 24, 2025

 

Northwestern University has always been a great migrant trap.

Meet at 7:30 a.m. in the open parking lot at the south end of campus, just north of the Visitor Center, off of Sheridan Road.

Leaders: Libby Hill and Sarah Flax

 

Field Trip: Canal Shores – North Birding Loop, Wilmette

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Many spring migrants can be found along the trail in the wooded and open habitats near the canal.

We will walk the north birding loop of the golf course at Canal Shores, located at 1030 Central St., Evanston.

The walk will start at 7:30 a.m.  

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.

So, we can properly plan for the walks, please register with Matt Rooney,

matthewarooney@gmail.com, ahead of time. If you have any questions,

please reach out to Matt.

 

 

Field Trip: Perkins Woods

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Every Thursday morning in May we'll look for spring migrants in the woods.  Meet at the corner of Ewing and Grant at 7:30.

Leaders: John Bates and sometimes Josh Engel

Field Trip: Openlands Nature Preserve, Highland Park

Saturday, May 31, 2025

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