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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 […]

Join Joe for a tour around Springbrook Prairie and hear why he volunteers as a steward at the site. Spoiler alert-this short video includes stunning bird images! Just a reminder: in 2019, the DBC donated $2,500 to the Springbrook Prairie Restoration Program through the DuPage County Forest Preserve. The video includes information about how you can help support such programs through the Friends of the Forest Preserve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puX65mQIXIU