Calling all bird watchers and enthusiasts! We're teaming up with Master Naturalist, Lily Glaeser, to offer seven more bird walks before the end of this year. Learn to identify our feathered friends in some of our local sites around Carbondale, Makanda, and Cobden. All ages and experiences are welcome! Binoculars are available for use by reserving a pair during registration.
Also included in this series is a bird sit on September 29 at Giant City State Park Post Oak Trail. Bring a portable camping chair and join us for a morning of fun!
These walks are sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension and are supported through a partnership with Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Giant City State Park, Green Earth, Southern Illinois Audubon Society, Shawnee Chapter of Illinois Audubon Society, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Zoology Department.
Registration is required if the event needs to be canceled due to inclement weather. Online registration for each event will close the Tuesday before each scheduled event. Participants will be emailed the Wednesday before the outing as a reminder to attend. If you have questions about the program, please contact Lily Glaeser at littleglaeser@gmail.com. To register visit go.illinois.edu/BirdWithLily.
Below are site addresses:
These walks are sponsored by the University of Illinois Extension and are supported through a partnership with Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Giant City State Park, Green Earth, Southern Illinois Audubon Society, Shawnee Chapter of Illinois Audubon Society, and Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Zoology Department.
Registration is required if the event needs to be canceled due to inclement weather. Online registration for each event will close the Tuesday before each scheduled event. Participants will be emailed the Wednesday before the outing as a reminder to attend. If you have questions about the program, please contact Lily Glaeser at littleglaeser@gmail.com. To register visit go.illinois.edu/BirdWithLily.
Below are site addresses:
- September 19 Green Earth Chautauqua Bottoms Nature Preserve: Main Parking Lot - 2100 W Chautauqua Rd, Carbondale, IL 62901. If the parking lot is full, there is also a parking access on Freeman Street.
- September 29 Giant City State Park Post Oak Trail: 460 Giant City Lodge Rd, Makanda, IL 62958. This event will be a sit. Please bring your own lawn or camp chair to be comfortable. This event is for birdability because birding is for everybody!
- October 13 Green Earth Oakland Nature Preserve: 1319-1321 N Oakland Ave, Carbondale, IL 62901.
- October 24 Giant City State Park Indian Creek Trail: Unnamed Road,, Cobden, IL 62920.
- November 28 Green Earth Stan Harris Prairie Nature Preserve: 37°45'16.2"N 89°14'46.7"W. There is limited parking. Please meet at a nearby parking lot, Saluki Gymnastics: 2421 W Main St, Carbondale, IL 62901 by 8:15am so we can carpool to the site.
- December 12 Green Earth Brush Hill: 1085-1087 E Park St, Carbondale, IL 62901.
- December 15 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Campus Lake: 1450 Douglas Dr, Carbondale, IL 62901. There are no visitor pass or parking restrictions on Sunday.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact
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