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You’re invited: Birding and Breakfast!
The DuPage Birding Club invites all members to come out for our annual Birding and Breakfast event on Saturday, August 3, at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve. We will meet at 7:00 a.m. at the South Shelter (turn into the west parking lot on Herrick Road and follow the signs to the South Shelter). After some morning birding around the forest preserve, DBC will serve breakfast to all attendees. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. If you want to skip the walk and just attend the breakfast, you’re more than welcome to do so! Interested in attending? Please send an […]
Summer ’24 Photo Contest Opens
The DBC is looking for pictures of birds taken between June 1, 2024, and August 31, 2024. All photos are welcome: amateur, funny, imperfect, high-quality. The “story behind the shot” is taken into account when judging. The judges want this to be a fun contest; no categories have been predefined for award winners so every entry has a chance to win! Note: the judges ask that you limit the number of photos entered to five or less. The contest is open to DBC members only. Photos may be taken anywhere (not just DuPage/Illinois). If a picture includes people, the submitter […]
DBC Book Club to Read Wesley the Owl
Wesley the Owl by Stacey O’Brien is the DBC Book Club’s next read. Widely lauded by the nature community and a New York Times Bestseller, Wesley the Owl tells the story of the special relationship that developed between an injured Barn Owl and the woman who adopted him and committed two decades of her life to his care when it was determined he could not live as a wild bird. The next book club will meet September 10, at 7:00 p.m. All members are welcome! Please contact Mike Warner at mwarner2543@gmail.com if you’d like details on participating.