March 2024 |
Wed. March 13 7:00 p.m. (before dusk)
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Woodcock Walk and Watch at Tawny Oaks
Pete Fenner and Mike Miller will lead a Woodcock Walk at the
Peoria Park District property: Tawny
Oaks Field Station. This will be a joint program between
the Peoria Park District and Peoria Audubon. Dress warm for a
walk around the prairie property at Tawny Oaks to listen, and
hopefully watch American Woodcock perform their annual spring
courtship displays. |
April 2024 |
Wed. Apr. 10 7:00 p.m. Live at Forest Park
and Streamed via Zoom |
Tracy Fox - CO2
Pipelines: A Local Perspective on the Issues Tracy Fox, a
Peoria County resident, will be with us bring us up to date on
the status and issues surrounding proposed high pressure
pipelines that carry liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2)
through Peoria County and surroundings counties. This will
include a very robust Q and A session. |
May 2024 |
Sat. May 4 |
Spring Bird Count
Statewide survey of birds. This bird
count is
timed to be at the peak of spring migration. The Peoria Audubon
Society organizes teams to participate in the Statewide count.
Contact Mike Miller at (309) 273-7312, Peoria County compiler,
for more information and to volunteer. |
Wed. May 8 7:00 p.m. Live at Forest
Park Nature Center |
Optics for Birding? Information, Resources, and
Demonstrations
"What binoculars (or spotting scope or camera) do you recommend
for birding?" is a common question for people interested in
nature observation.
At this meeting we'll present an approach and resources to help
determine needs then discuss features of different binoculars,
scopes, and cameras that are aimed at addressing these different
needs.
We'll be attempting to have a
variety of different sizes, price ranges, and product categories
at the meeting to show as examples. |
September 2024 |
Wed. Sept. 11 7:00 p.m. Streamed on Zoom |
Raptor Quest - Scott Harris: Wildlife Photographer, Author &
Speaker
Scott Harris spent 17 months, chasing 53 Raptors across 34
states—his version of a Raptor Big Year.
RaptorQuest is
about his adventures, misadventures, successes, and failures.
From -36 degree days, to ones over 100 degrees, to just getting
on the bird just in time, to the frustrations of missing one by
minutes. It’s about the birds—of course—but it’s also about the
people he met, the things he learned and why he’s already
working on his next adventure.
Join us via Zoom as Scott Harris, wildlife
photographer and author of almost 50 books will speak about his
year-long adventure of tracking down every species of Raptor in
the lower 48 states. Send email to
peoriaaudubon@gmail.com
for link. |
October 2024 |
Wed. Oct. 9 7:00 p.m. Live at Forest Park
and Streamed via Zoom |
Pete Fenner - Birding Hotspots in Peoria County
Following up from Pete Fenner's earlier talk on "local Birding
Hotspots that you may have not known about," Pete will be back
to discuss some of more popular birding sites, and what to
expect. This time, he will concentrate on locations
throughout Peoria County.
There will be time at the end for the audience members to
discuss some of the situations a birder can get into, as well as
their favorite hotspots too. Because we can all learn from
each other! |
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