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The DBC donated $2,000 to fund a restoration project managed by The Wetlands Initiative (TWI) from proceeds derived from the sale of the beautiful collection of decoys the family of longtime DuPage birder Craig Holderness donated to the Club in his memory. The donation will support the second year of habitat restoration at Violet Meadow, so named for the four native violet species that thrive there. Violet Meadow is part of TWI’s internationally recognized restoration site, the Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge in northcentral Illinois. This project focuses on restoring high-quality habitats across 292 acres in the Refuge’s northeastern […]

The DBC is looking for pictures of birds taken between December 1, 2022 and February 28, 2023. All photos are welcome: amateur, funny, imperfect, high-quality. The “story behind the shot” is also taken into account when judging. The judges want this to be a fun contest; no categories have been pre-defined for award-winners so every entry has a chance to win! If you would like to look at past DBC Photo Contest winners CLICK HERE. The contest is open to DBC members only. Photos may be taken anywhere (not just DuPage/Illinois). If a picture includes people, the submitter must have […]

The DBC’s Fall ’22 photo contest was a great success! The 27 entries were judged by John Hebert, Andie Duffy, Steve Constantelos, Natalie McFaul, and Mike Warner. Because of the variety and quality of the submissions, the committee had a very tough time deciding on which pictures to recognize. The committee wants to thank all the photographers for their entries. Go to Fall ’22 Photo Contest Winners to see all the winning images and the stories behind them. Go to Members Photo Gallery to see the winning photos only.