DuPage Birding Club

The DuPage Birding Club is honored to host Dr. Gary Sullivan and Peter Goodspeed from the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge as our first speakers in 2025. Even if you haven’t had the chance to visit Dixon Waterfowl Refuge, you won’t want to miss this presentation! In 2001, The Wetlands Initiative (TWI) began restoring Hennepin & Hopper Lakes in north-central Illinois along the Illinois River, transforming it from drained farmland back to high-quality native ecosystems.

Today, nearly 25 years later, the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge is a 3,000-plus-acre natural treasure containing more than a dozen rare, highly diverse habitat types. The Refuge is designated as a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance, and its large trail system is open to the public 365 days a year. Named for the hundreds of thousands of migratory waterfowl that visit the lakes in spring and fall, the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge is a popular birding destination with a checklist of 280 species.

The meeting will be held via Zoom. Weather and other events permitting, our speakers may be able to join us in person. You’ll be alerted if an in-person meeting becomes an option. To register for the virtual meeting, click here.
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