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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.  

Partnership to Restore Woodland Understory Will Benefit Birds — The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and DuPage Birding Club jointly announce a grant to restore a woodland understory near McKee Marsh at Blackwell Forest Preserve in West Chicago. The DuPage Birding Club is providing a $2,000 grant to the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County 501(c)(3) to fund the planting of nearly 100 native tree saplings and shrubs. The grant will advance a restoration project already begun at the site, which included the removal of nonnative buckthorn and honeysuckle shrubs. Newly planted native trees and shrubs […]