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Craig Holderness of Willowbrook passed away last fall. Craig was a birder and nature lover who regularly participated in Club-sponsored events such as the Christmas Bird Count and the Spring Bird Count here in DuPage County. He was a long-time bird monitor at Fullersburg Woods. He also donated his time as a volunteer for the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, where he worked on river ecology projects including the conservation of fresh water mussels. Craig was a long-time collector of duck decoys and bird carvings. Upon his passing, Craig’s family donated his decoy and carving collection to the DuPage […]

The DBC is looking for pictures of birds taken between March 1, 2022 and May 31, 2022 for the Spring 2022 Photo Contest. All photos are welcome: amateur, funny, imperfect, high-quality. The “story behind the shot” will be taken into account when judging. The judges want this to be a fun contest; no categories have already been defined for award-winners so every entry has a chance to win! 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 permission from those people to publish their […]

Hold the date and plan to participate in the 2022 Spring Bird Count in DuPage County on Saturday, May 7. The Spring Bird Count is held annually throughout Illinois around the first weekend in May and is intended to provide information and data on early spring bird migration throughout Illinois. The DuPage Birding Club coordinates the spring count efforts in DuPage County, and last year we recorded 168 species throughout DuPage County on spring count day. If you have participated in the past, you should have received an email from Joe Suchecki with information about the count, your area captain […]