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Good News from McCormick Place
The deadly night in October of 2023 during which almost 1,000 birds crashed into the glass walls of McCormick Place remains one of the most sad and tragic events to befall our city in recent memory. The carnage roused the region’s conservation groups, civic leaders, and ordinary citizens to mobilize. The US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Field Museum, and Chicago Bird Collision Monitors negotiated a solution with McCormick Place to install bird-safe film on the Convention Center windows in a $1.2 million investment-all in time for fall migration. The good news is good indeed: only 18 dead birds were […]
Fall ’24 Photo Contest Winners Announced, Winter ’24-‘25 Contest Now Open
The winners of DBC’s Fall 2024 photo contest have been finalized, adding to a growing library of stunning bird images taken by DBC members, and the Winter Contest is now open. To view recent winning images or submit your own for the Winter ’24-’25 Contest, go to Members Photo Gallery.Â
The Comfort of Crows is DBC Book Club’s Next Read
Join fellow DBC members on Tuesday evening, March 11, to share insights from The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year. Written by Margaret Renkl, the book’s 52 chapters follow the creatures and plants in the author’s backyard over the course of a year. Reviewer’s call it “a luminous book” that celebrates the natural world. Each chapter is beautifully illustrated with original color artwork. For details on the meeting, contact Mike Warner at mwarner2543@gmail.com.