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September 12-14, 2025
2025 Keynote Speaker: Rosemary Mosco
Rosemary is an author, illustrator, and speaker whose work connects people with the natural world.
She’s written and drawn for The New York Times, Audubon, Rewiring America, the PBS Kids show Elinor Wonders Why, Ranger Rick, and more, and makes a regular comic strip in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Living Bird magazine. She creates acclaimed science books for kids and adults and the nature comic Bird and Moon, which won the National Cartoonists Society’s award for Best Online Short Form Comic and was the subject of an award-winning museum exhibit. Her climate change comics were exhibited at AAAS headquarters and the Peabody Essex Museum. She gives engaging talks and workshops to groups of all ages.
2024 Urban Birding Festival Wrap-Up
The first-ever Urban Birding Festival, which ran from September 13th – September 15th 2024, was an immense success! The festival offered a thrilling mixture of expert presentations, guided birding trips, educational workshops, and social gatherings. It was a fantastic opportunity for experienced and novice birders to learn more about avian wildlife and connect with others passionate about birds.
Highlights of the event include 9 lectures at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park, a keynote dinner at Industry Ales, and 73 outings all around the Chicagoland area. They were all enjoyed greatly with feedback overwhelmingly positive!
Check out some memories of the weekend below.
Huge thanks to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, which served as the central location of the festival. Additionally, this three-day event was the result of a collaborative effort among Chicago BIPOC Birders, Chicago Bird Alliance, Chicago Ornithological Society, Feminist Bird Club Chicago and Red Hill Birding. Intense work was put in to ensure that all bird enthusiasts left with new knowledge and memories to share.
Can’t wait for next year’s festival!
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