Newsletters - 2021
2021-01 January 16 PDF
• 2021 Yard Bird Competition - The Results
2021-02 January 23 PDF
• 2021 Native Plant Sale - Perennials, Shrubs/Trees, and Grasses Available
• eResource: Where to Report Banded-Bird Sightings
2021-03 February 13 PDF
• Woodcock Watch
• eResource: Free Bird Field Guide Apps for Your Phone
• eResource: Winter Bird Feeding for Beginners - Zoom Webinar
• Order Deadline for 2021 Native Plant Sale Is March 1
2021-04 February 22 PDF
• Native Plant Sale Order Deadline Is March 1
• Perennials, Shrubs/Trees, and Grasses Available
2021-05 March 1 PDF
• Volunteers Invited to Count Breeding Birds in June for Annual Bird Conservation Network (BCN) Project
• Nearby Properties Where Volunteer Monitors Are Needed
2021-06 April 1 PDF
• April Bird Walks! McClaughrey Springs Woods, Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center, Hickory Creek Preserve
• Upcoming Election of 2021-2022 TCAS Board
• Congrats to Dave Gruver on His Award-Winning Photo
• eResource: Birdcast.info for Real-Time Migration Alerts
2021-07 April 21 PDF
• May Bird Walks! Cowles Bog at Indiana Dunes, Helmick Nature Preserve/Old Plank Road Trail, Orland Grassland South
• Woodland Wildflower Walk at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve - sponsored by Thorn Creek Audubon
• Recap: April 17 Bird Walk
2021-08 May 2 PDF
• Voting for 2021-2022 TCAS Board of Directors
• Coming Up: Helmick Nature Preserve/Old Plank Rd Trail
• eResource: Contacts for Rescuing Injured Wild Birds
2021-09 June 24 PDF
• New Native Plant Community Garden Takes Root
• Fall Events Planning Underway
• eResource: Watch Nesting Birds Raise Their Babies
• Share the Shore
2021-10 July 3 PDF
• Advice from Audubon Great Lakes and Ill & Ind DNRs on Emerging Bird Illness and Deaths
• Why clean or remove feeders?
2021-10a July 11 PDF
• Voice Your Support for Kankakee Watershed Wildlife Refuge Land Protection Plan
• eResource: Merlin App Adds New Feature - ID Birds by Song
2021-11 July 20 PDF
• Native Plants Donated to Monee Reservoir Preserve
• eResource: Monarch Reporting Blitz July 23-Aug 1 to Help Conservation Actions
• Local Butterfly Expert Kay MacNeil Offering Free Milkweed Seeds
2021-12 September 1 PDF
• 2021 Wild Bird Seed & Suet Sale Reluctantly Canceled
• Deadline for TCAS 2021 Grant Application Is October 15
• Watch Post-Event Video of Will County Hummingbird Banding
• eResource: Check the Progress of Hummingbird Migration
2021-13 September 12 PDF
• Fall Bird Walks Kick Off on September 18!
• Helmick Nature Preserve/Old Plank Road Trail
• Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center
• Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve
2021-14 October 3 PDF
• Upcoming Bird Walk - Goodenow Grove/Plum Creek Nature Center
• First Two Fall Bird Walks Tally 56 and 39 Species
• Fun Fact: Ian Fleming Named 007 After the Author of His Favorite Birding Field Guide
2021-15 October 10 PDF
• Upcoming Bird Walk Wampum Lake
• Recap: Exploring Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve
• A Little Fall Prep Makes It Easy to Add a Native Plant Area in Your Yard
• eResource: Finch Forecast for 2021-2022 Suggests a Low Irruption Year
2021-16 November 8 PDF
• Upcoming Bird Walk - McGinnis Slough
• Recap: Birding at Wampum Lake and Goodenow Grove
2021-18 December 3 PDF
• TCAS Contributes to Land Acquisition for Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge
• An Exciting Rare Bird Find
• Wild Animal Tracks at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve - sponsored by Thorn Creek Audubon
• Learn Your Birds by Spring Course at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve - sponsored by Thorn Creek Audubon
• For Kids - Birding by Sight and Sound at Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve - sponsored by Thorn Creek Audubon