Birds

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Master Naturalist Volunteer Program

August 6, 2024 - September 17, 2024

County

LaSalle

Blog Posts

Hummingbirds are on the move

March 11, 2024

Every spring, I look forward to the return of the hummingbirds. Their aerial antics around the feeder, zooming by with iridescent flashes of green,...

Conservation at Home sign in a flower garden

Embrace eco-friendly yards with Conservation@Home in West Central Illinois

February 27, 2024

Conservation@Home is making its way to our region, thanks to the collaborative...

Choose native plants for ecological benefits and wildlife resources

February 20, 2024

Are you looking to select plants that support local wildlife, conserve water, and enhance the overall ecosystem in Central Illinois? Here are some...

A wild turkey’s survival depends on beating the odds from egg to roost

January 25, 2024

The relentless wind on February nights sends skiffs of snow sliding across the rural landscape of Illinois. Average temperatures this time of year...

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News Releases

June 12, 2024

Specialist and migratory birds at greater risk under climate change
URBANA, Ill. — Following decades of decline, even fewer birds will darken North American skies by the end of the century, according to a new analysis by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Their...

June 10, 2024

Conservation project tracks behavior, migration of Chicago's endangered heron
URBANA, Ill. — Among the snowbirds returning north for the summer, A24 is special. For one thing, A24 is an actual bird: a Black-crowned night heron, to be exact. And it has just returned to Chicago to join hundreds of its kind nesting near Lake Michigan. But unlike the human snowbirds that...

Yellow and grey Cedar waxwing bird in an evergreen.

July 22, 2024

Bring birds close to home by gardening for feathered friends
URBANA, Ill. — People plant gardens for food, flowers, and function, but planting for the birds can be beautiful and beneficial to the environment. What if instead of storebought bird seed in a feeder, gardens could include a buffet of different foods for birds while also being a beautiful...

A ruby-throated hummingbird visiting a purple blazing prairie star plant.

June 11, 2024

Gardening for a hummingbird's travels
URBANA, Ill. — Hummingbirds are unlike any other bird. Spanning the Americas with over 330 species, hummingbirds belong to Trochilidae, the second-largest bird family in the world. However, only the ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) inhabits the Midwest....

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