Festival Schedule

Programs

Saturday

September 14, 2024

Featured
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Illinois Coastal Stopover Tool: Informing Management for Migratory Birds
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago and Beyond: Conserving Illinois' Endangered Black-crowned Night Heron
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Raptors & The Urban Environment
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Equity in Birdwatching: Reflections and Experiences through a Community-led Perspective
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Taco Lunch at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Raptor Program
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Saturday Evening Keynote

September 14, 2024

Featured
Industry Ales
Keynote Dinner with Dr. Benjamin Van Doren
Industry Ales

After a day of birding, join your fellow festival goers in downtown Chicago for dinner and drinks. Dr. Van Doren will discuss the latest scientific understanding of how migratory birds use urban areas, the challenges they face, and how we can help mitigate these impacts, with a focus on Chicago

Industry Ales

Sunday

September 15, 2024

Featured
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Flowering of Bird Conservation in Chicago in the Last 30 Years
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Around the World in 10 Birds: Lessons from a Lifetime of Birding
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Introduction to Gull Identification
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Life after Death: the science built on four decades of bird collision data
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

Outings

Friday

September 13, 2024

Featured
Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Birds and Brews Social Gathering - Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Midwest Coast Brewing Company
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Evening at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and Dunes
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Steelworkers Park
Hawkwatch atop Steelworkers Park Climbing Wall
Steelworkers Park
Steelworkers Park
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Birds & Coffee at Jarvis with Red Hill Birding
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary

Saturday Morning

September 14, 2024

Featured
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Taco Lunch at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Family Birding at North Pond
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Field Museum - South Entrance
Field Museum Birding & Collections Tour
Field Museum - South Entrance
Field Museum - South Entrance
Graceland Cemetery
Birders Love Cemeteries
Graceland Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Beginning Birding at Montrose Point
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Beginning Birding at North Pond
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
Go Birding, Eat Tacos: LaBagh Woods
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
Migrant Trap: LaBagh Woods
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
Park 566
From Steel Rails to Sedge Wrens and Grassland Sparrows--Chicago's Park No. 566
Park 566
Park 566
Hegewisch Marsh Park
Marshes of the Biodiverse Calumet Region
Hegewisch Marsh Park
Hegewisch Marsh Park
Humboldt Park Boathouse
Intro to Birding at Humboldt Park
Humboldt Park Boathouse
Humboldt Park Boathouse
Jackson Park, Wooded island
Join the Legacy: Wooded Island Bird Walk
Jackson Park, Wooded island
Jackson Park, Wooded island
North Park Village Nature Center
Fall Migration at North Park Village Nature Center
North Park Village Nature Center
North Park Village Nature Center
Busse Woods
Suburban Birding at Busse Woods
Busse Woods
Busse Woods
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
The Best of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and Dunes
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Washington Park - Fountain of Time
Washington Park with the Locals
Washington Park - Fountain of Time
Washington Park - Fountain of Time
Eggers Grove, Grove #3
Marsh Birding at Eggers Grove
Eggers Grove, Grove #3
Eggers Grove, Grove #3
Little Red Schoolhouse
Exploring Mt. Forest Island (Spanish speaking guide) Explorando la isla de Mt. Forest
Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse
Orland Grassland
Prairie Birding and More Just Outside of the City
Orland Grassland
Orland Grassland
Big Marsh Park
Photographing Wetland Birds of Big Marsh
Big Marsh Park
Big Marsh Park
Skokie Lagoons - Erickson Woods
Fall Migrant Traps of Skokie Lagoons
Skokie Lagoons - Erickson Woods
Skokie Lagoons - Erickson Woods
South Pond
Conservation and Birding at South Pond
South Pond
South Pond
Skokie Lagoons
Kayaking Skokie Lagoons
Skokie Lagoons
Skokie Lagoons
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Birding Local at Lincoln Park
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Big Sit
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary Accessible Sit
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Big Marsh Park
Big Sit at Big Marsh
Big Marsh Park
Big Marsh Park
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
#DawnPatrol @ Montrose Point
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Harbor, Dock 11
Pel’lake’gic Tour
Montrose Harbor, Dock 11
Montrose Harbor, Dock 11

Saturday Afternoon

September 14, 2024

Featured
Big Marsh Park
Field Sketching Wading Birds with Kelly Ballantyne
Big Marsh Park
Big Marsh Park
Big Marsh
Big Birds at Big Marsh
Big Marsh
Big Marsh
McKinley Park - Field House Parking Lot
Un paseo para observar aves en McKinley Park
McKinley Park - Field House Parking Lot
McKinley Park - Field House Parking Lot
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
North & South Pond with Indigo Birding
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Rainbow Beach Dunes Natural Area
Migrant Traps of South Shore
Rainbow Beach Dunes Natural Area
Rainbow Beach Dunes Natural Area
South Shore Cultural Center
Birds of the South Shore
South Shore Cultural Center
South Shore Cultural Center
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
The Best of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and Dunes
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Afternoon Birding at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Beginning Birding at Montrose Point
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Douglass Park
West Side Birding at Douglass Park
Douglass Park
Douglass Park
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Intro to Birding: North Pond
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Humboldt Park - Boat House
Observando Aves en Paseo Boricua
Humboldt Park - Boat House
Humboldt Park - Boat House
Field Museum - South Entrance
Field Museum Birding & Collections Tour
Field Museum - South Entrance
Field Museum - South Entrance
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Taco Lunch at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum
Peggy Notebaert Museum

Sunday Morning

September 15, 2024

Featured
North Park Village
Family Birding at North Park Village Nature Center
North Park Village
North Park Village
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Family Birding at North Pond
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Birding Begins at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Beginning Birding at North Pond
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Jackson Park
Jackson Park with Indigo Birding
Jackson Park
Jackson Park
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
A Photographer’s Oasis at Montrose
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant
Birds of a Feather Flock to the Sewage Plant
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant
Eggers Grove, Grove #3
Marsh Birding at Eggers Grove
Eggers Grove, Grove #3
Eggers Grove, Grove #3
Little Red Schoolhouse
Exploring Mt. Forest Island - Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse
Park 566
Birding Where Chicago's Skyscrapers Were Born--Park No. 566
Park 566
Park 566
Marian R. Byrnes Natural Area
The Marian Byrnes Feminist Bird Walk Paseo de observación de aves feminista en Marian Byrnes
Marian R. Byrnes Natural Area
Marian R. Byrnes Natural Area
Big Marsh
Wetland Birds of Big Marsh
Big Marsh
Big Marsh
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
Migrant Trap: LaBagh Woods
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
La Bagh Woods, Picnic Grove #3
Humboldt Park - Boat House
Observando Aves en Paseo Boricua
Humboldt Park - Boat House
Humboldt Park - Boat House
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Morning Warblers at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Orland Grassland
Prairie Birding and More Just Outside of the City
Orland Grassland
Orland Grassland
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Birding Local at Lincoln Park
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
The Best of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and Dunes
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Birding By Ear in the City
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Calumet Park, North Parking Lot
Calumet Park: Are We Still in Chicago?
Calumet Park, North Parking Lot
Calumet Park, North Parking Lot
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Birds & Coffee at Jarvis with Red Hill Birding
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Jarvis Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Big Sit
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Big Marsh Park
Big Sit at Big Marsh
Big Marsh Park
Big Marsh Park

Sunday Afternoon

September 15, 2024

Featured
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Intro to Birding: North Pond
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Big Marsh Park
Field Sketching Wading Birds with Kelly Ballantyne
Big Marsh Park
Big Marsh Park
Northerly Island Park
Afternoon Birding at Northerly Island
Northerly Island Park
Northerly Island Park
River Park House
Birds of the Chicago River
River Park House
River Park House
South Shore Cultural Center
Birds of the South Shore
South Shore Cultural Center
South Shore Cultural Center
Humboldt Park Boathouse
Birding in the Heart of Humboldt
Humboldt Park Boathouse
Humboldt Park Boathouse
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Local Birding in Lincoln Park
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Park 566
Migrant Traps of South Shore with Indigo Birding
Park 566
Park 566
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
The Best of Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and Dunes
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Jackson Park, Wooded island
Birding at Ye Olde Park (Jackson Park)
Jackson Park, Wooded island
Jackson Park, Wooded island
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
¡Vamos a la playa a ver aves!
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary

Sunday Evening

September 15, 2024

Featured
Northerly Island Park
Nighthawk Watch at Northerly Island
Northerly Island Park
Northerly Island Park
Chicago BIPOC Birders logo
Chicago Bird Alliance logo
Chicago Ornithological Society logo
Feminist Bird Club Chicago logo
Red Hill Birding logo