Events

Pre-registration with the leader is required, limit 20 participants. On this trip to the Wood Dale Reservoir complex, we will be searching for shorebirds along with birds that breed at this site, including Savannah Sparrows and Dickcissel. The leader will go in to depth about the basics of shorebird identification in the field, in hopes that participants will feel confident identifying shorebirds. Meet in the parking lot at the end of School Street at 8am. Leader: Henry Meade. Please register with kathleenreeves22@yahoo.com

Pre-registration with the leader is required, limit 10 participants. We hope to see summer residents, grassland birds, and raptors. Meet at the visitor parking lot on the north side of Mack Rd., located between Winfield Rd. and Rt. 59 in Warrenville. Most of our walk will be on limestone and earthen trails. Bring bug spray. The trip will be cancelled if there is inclement weather or temps higher than 90 F. (It is a long, hot walk in the open fields).Leaders: Steve and Kathy Mineck, (day of, 630-254-4077), kmineck@yahoo.com

Pre-registration with the leader required. Meet at the second-highest point in DuPage County for grassland birds and lunch. At 11:15, we’ll gather and walk on grass around the parking lot and up to the glider hill in search of grassland birds. Bring your own lunch and a chair so we can eat together around 12 or 12:30pm. RSVP so you can get a drink and dessert. The driveway to the overlook can be found on the west side of Greene Road, just south of the parking lot on the west side of Greene Road. The overlook opens at 11am. Drive […]

Pre-registration with the leader required, limit 10 participants.NOTE THE LATE START TIME! This trip will be a little different. Sagawau Environmental Learning Center is known for its hummingbirds with a viewing area to sit and watch them at the feeders. There are also other feeders set up in the area and a small pollinator garden. We will sit near the feeders and observe the birds as they come and go. As always 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 […]

Pre-registration with the leader is required, limit 12 participants. We will meet at parking lot 8 and explore this area. Depending on where birds have been seen we may also move to another spot. Although birds are nesting and may be quieter we may see some young birds. If you don’t have an arboretum membership, let us know and if you can follow us in. It will cost $5.00.Leader: Mike and Karen Warner, mwarner2543@gmail.com, 630 640-2450

No pre-registration required. The DuPage Birding Club invites all members to join us for our annual Birding and Breakfast event on Saturday, August 5, at Blackwell Forest Preserve. After some morning birding around the forest preserve, DBC will serve breakfast to all attendees. We will meet at 7 AM at the South Shelter. After turning into Blackwell off of Butterfield Road continue North on the main drive about a quarter of a mile. Make the first right at the South Shelter sign and meet in the parking lot. We hope to see you there!Organizer: Mike Warner mwarner2543@gmail.com