Field Trips

Registration with the leader is required.
The trip will look for late spring migrants and grassland birds. We will concentrate on finding late spring migrants such as Mourning and Connecticut Warblers as well as the grassland birds that nest at Springbrook. Meet at Model Aircraft Parking Lot on the west side of Plainfield-Naperville Road about 0.5 mi south of 75th Street. Wear appropriate footwear to go off-trail and bring/use insect repellent for ticks and possibly mosquitos.
Leader: Joe Suchecki, dbcsec2020@gmail.com

Registration is not required. If you want to be informed of any last-minute changes, email the leader with your contact information.
This is a field trip for anyone who finds the long walks of our regular field trips too difficult or who would just like a less vigorous birding experience but still share the comradery of fellow birders. Bring your folding lawn chairs, binoculars and field guides. We will meet and sit as a group and look for spring migrants and any birds that come to us! Birders of all levels are welcome. Elsen’s Woods is part of West DuPage Woods. We will meet at the Gary’s Mill Road parking lot. Take Winfield Rd. to Gary’s Mill Rd. Go west on Gary’s Mill Rd. to the Preserve parking lot entrance on the north side of the road. Bring a lawn chair, water, bug spray and dress for the weather. West DuPage Woods
Leader: Natalie McFaul, natcatcher7@gmail.com

Registration with the leader is required. Limit 10 participants.
Greene Valley has a lot of great habitats in it, but you can't really cover more than one in a typical field trip due to distance. We will bike around the preserve to hit as much as possible in one run. There will be a slight emphasis on areas more likely to have migrating warblers. Expect to ride about 5 miles with a few light hills (no overlook). We will be sticking to the limestone/paved trails. Meet at the north end of the Greene Road parking lot near the information sign & trailhead.
Leader: Matt Crisler,  crislermj@gmail.com

Registration is not required. 
We’ll be looking for shrubland/grassland birds on a walk of 2.5-3 miles on limestone trails only, through the prairie and savanna. Optional continuation through the oak woodland-kettle pond area for later migrants. Hat, water bottle and snack highly recommended. Meet at the Lemont Rd parking lot at 101st Street (Google Maps Waterfall Glen Parking Lot #3.) No reservation is needed but please text or call leader with any questions. 
Leader: Vicky Sroczynski, 630-297-9512

Registration required. Limit of 20 participants.
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is one of the premier grassland birding spots in the area. The area is littered with abandoned munitions bunkers, as well as fantastic grassland species such as Henslow's Sparrow, Bell's Vireo, Yellow-breasted Chat, and Blue Grosbeak. This walk will primarily take place on gravel trails, but may venture into tall grass. Dress appropriately and bring bug spray and sun protection. We will meet at the Iron Bridge Trailhead on Route 53 in Elwood, Illinois. The entrance to the trailhead parking lot is about a mile south of Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and the intersection of Hoff Road and Route 53.  
Leader: Robert Perez,  robertperez787@gmail.com

Registration is not required.
Join us for a walk around one of DuPage county's premier birding hotspots to look for resident birds, waterfowl and spring migrants. This approximately 3-mile walk will be on crushed limestone and earthen trails; wear appropriate shoes and clothing. Meet at the visitor parking lot on the north side of Mack Rd., located between Winfield Rd. and Rt. 59 in Warrenville.
Leaders: Steve and Kathy Mineck, cell for same day questions: 630-254-4077

DBC members, it is time to celebrate! Newest members, founding members, and all the members in between, come and celebrate the DuPage Birding Club’s 40th Birthday! There will be lunch. There will be cake! And there will be the Forty Birds in Forty Minutes Scavenger Hunt!

Date: June 14, 2025
Time: 9:30 am - Forty Birds in Forty Minutes Scavenger Hunt
11:30 am - Lunch served
Place: Blackwell Forest Preserve, North Shelter

Please RSVP by June 8. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
We will meet at 9:30 am at the Blackwell Forest Preserve’s North Shelter for the first ever Forty Birds in Forty Minutes Scavenger Hunt. This will be a fun birding adventure for all levels of birders. Don’t forget to bring your binoculars!

We will serve a hot dog lunch at 11:30. If you cannot make the Forty Birds in Forty Minutes Scavenger hunt at 9:30, you are welcome to come just for lunch. Though why would you want to miss a scavenger hunt??

Please come! Wouldn’t it be fun if all 350+ DBC members, your fellow birders, came together to celebrate forty years of field trips, meetings, and the joy of birding?

Any questions contact: Andie Duffy aduffy99@ameritech.net

Directions:
Use Blackwell FP main entrance on Butterfield Road (about ¼ mile west of Winfield Rd.) To get to the North Shelter take the Main Drive to the north end of Silver Lake (past the boat rental place). The shelter is located just before the campground entrance. Blackwell FP Webpage