JOIN LAKE COUNTY AUDUBON SOCIETY at the Libertyville Hidden Gems Garden Walk sponsored by the Town & County Garden Club.

Tour Five Exceptional Gardens in the Libertyville Area
Meet the gardeners and be inspired to create your own home oasis.

Master Gardener table at one home site - bring your questions!
Lake County Audubon and Lake County Forest Preserves provide info on native plants, buckthorn removal, and supporting local wildlife.

*** Please note: there is a fee for this event. For more details click here:

In celebration of the return of our Waukegan Piping Plover Pair, Blaze and Pepper, we are hosting a screening of the Lake County Audubon Society film “Sharing Our Shore and the Return of the Piping Plover to Waukegan Shores.” Written and produced by Carolyn Lueck, this film tells the story of the endangered Great Lakes piping plovers, the history making release of 4 plover fledglings in 2023, the successful nesting season of 2024 and the role Sharing Our Shore - Waukegan plays in this important conservation effort.

Support Sharing Our Shore-Waukegan by purchasing Limited Edition Piping Plover Earrings at the event.

This event is free and is open to the community. Join us at newly opened Waukegan History Museum at the Carnegie before the film screening to view the exhibits.

Join Lake County Audubon Society at this month’s ArtWauk in downtown Waukegan.

ArtWauk is a monthly art event with galleries, shops, live entertainment and more. Area restaurants will be open with special offerings for attendees.

We’ll be hosting a table with Piping Plover themed information and activities.

Join Lake County Audubon Society at the World Migratory Bird Day Celebration at Volo Bog! We’ll have information about our Sharing Our Shore-Waukegan initiative, including lots of updates about the Lake County Piping Plover pair, Blaze and Pepper, and their chicks!!!

Trip leaders:

Doug Reitz & Charlotte Pavelka (847) 347-8416

Matt Tobin (847) 951-1483

Join Charlotte and Doug for a late-April walk around Ryerson Conservation Area, one of the most popular sites in Lake County for spring migrating birds. Year-round woodland residents like Red-bellied Woodpeckers and White-breasted Nuthatches will be joined by a slew of species arriving throughout April, which may include Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Northern House Wrens, White-crowned Sparrows, and Palm Warblers. Many species will be actively singing during this time as they try to attract a mate.

The trip will begin in the Brushwood Center parking lot, which is pinned on the registration page linked below.

Registration link for Ryerson Conservation Area bird walk.

Trip Leader:

Donna Kenski, 847-347-3474

Calling all beginning birders! Join experienced Lake County Audubon Society bird walk leaders for a trip around Independence Grove Forest Preserve in Libertyville. This is a perfect preserve for both new and seasoned birders, with a large lake offering expansive views, and a stretch along the Des Plaines River that attracts many land species to the adjacent vegetation, including woodpeckers, nuthatches, sparrows, and finches.

Trip leaders will be happy to help with identification questions during the trip. Please bring a pair of binoculars if you have them, but we will have some loaners available at the walk.

The trip will begin in the North Bay parking lot, pinned on the registration page linked below.

Registration link for Independence Grove Bird Walk.

Trip Leader: Beau Schaefer

Trip Coordinator: Matt Tobin, 847-951-1483

Join expert birder Beau Schaefer for a walk around one of the largest forest preserves in Lake County. The expansive wetland and grassland habitats offer a home for many species, while providing countless more with the resources needed for a recharge on their migratory journeys. A number of waterfowl species are present in mid-April, including Blue- and Green-winged Teal, Gadwall, and Northern Shovelers, while breeding grassland birds like Eastern Meadowlarks and Field Sparrows may be observed from the trail.

The trip will start from the Drury Lane parking lot in the northern part of the preserve. 

Directions to the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve parking lot are included in the registration link below.

Registration link for Rollins Savanna Bird Walk.

EVENT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - EVENT FULL

Trip Leaders: 

Matt Hayner (608-213-2382)

Matt Tobin (847-951-1483)

Come out for a joint walk with Lake Forest Open Lands as we explore Greene Nature Preserve, a hidden gem tucked away just north of Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve. With its spectacular ravine, bluff, and lakeshore habitats, many resident and migratory species are found at Greene, including a nice variety of woodpeckers and sparrows. 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. This walk will be limited to 12 participants. 

Directions to the preserve are included on the registration page linked below.

Registration link for Greene Nature Preserve bird walk.

EVENT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - EVENT FULL

Trip leader:

Matt Tobin (847) 951-1483

Enjoy an evening walk as we listen for American Woodcocks and look for their aerial displays against the dimming evening light. We'll also keep a lookout for Wilson's Snipes, which are often found at Middlefork in April. We'll start the trip with a quick visit over to the nearby wetland and then set up to await the woodcock activity after sunset. 

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. This walk is limited to 20 participants. Please dress accordingly for cooler evening temperatures.

The parking lot meeting location is pinned on the registration page linked below.

Register for Middlefork Savanna Evening Bird Walk

JOIN US for a screening of the Lake County Audubon film ‘Sharing Our Shore and the Return of the Piping Plover to Waukegan Shores.’

Following the film, members from our monitoring team will answer questions and share their experiences and favorite memories of the memorable 2024 season.

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to learn about the Endangered Great Lakes Piping Plovers and our Sharing Our Shore-Waukegan partnership!

We’ll be at the Lakeshore Campus of the College of Lake County.
Eleanor Murkey Community Center - 5th Floor
34 N. Sheridan Rd
Waukegan, IL
6:00-7:30

THERE WILL BE PIZZA AND SALAD SERVED

PLEASE RSVP HERE