August 2008
Southern Illinois Birding Calendar

Sunday, August 10, 2pm to 5pm

Hummingbird Festival, Pere Marquette State Park Lodge

Birders interested in learning more about hummingbirds, including an excellent chance of holding one, are invited to attend Audubon's hummingbird festivals.  The hummingbirds will be captured and banded and the visiting public will be allowed to release the birds. More precise details available at Illinois Audubon Society website, click on Calendar in the upper right corner. Sponsored by the Illinois Audubon Society. Vernon Kleen, 217-787-3515 or vkleen@comcast.net.

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September 2008
Southern Illinois Birding Calendar

Saturday, September 6, 9am to 12 noon

Hummingbird Festival, Hillsboro area (Montgomery Co.)

Birders interested in learning more about hummingbirds, including an excellent chance of holding one, are invited to attend Audubon's hummingbird festivals.  The hummingbirds will be captured and banded and the visiting public will be allowed to release the birds. More precise details available at Illinois Audubon Society website, click on Calendar in the upper right corner. Sponsored by the Illinois Audubon Society. Vernon Kleen, 217-787-3515 or vkleen@comcast.net.

Thursday, September 18, 7pm

KVAS Program: Smart Energy Solutions

The choices we make and the products we buy test our commitment to maintain a healthy planet. Terri Treacy, Conservation Field Representative with Sierra Club Illinois Chapter will share some Smart Energy Solutions that are simple, effective ways everyone can help in the race to reduce global warming. Meeting location: Southwestern Illinois College, Red Bud Campus in the auditorium. For more information, contact: Debbie Newman at 618-684-4799 or skink@globaleyes.net. Hosted by Kaskaskia Valley Audubon Society (KVAS) www.e-kvas.org.

Saturday, Sept. 20, 8am

Silver Creek Preserve Walk

Silver Creek Preserve is an approximately 500 acre “green space” owned by St. Clair Co. The site has contains reconstructed wetlands, large tree plantings, a small prairie planting, and a good representation of maturing bottomland forest. This site has picnic and restroom facilities. An approximately 1 mile loop trail is paved and an easy walk. To get there, proceed west about 1 mile on Il Rte 177 from its junction with Il Rte 4 (east side of Mascoutah). Turn south onto 10th street (there’s a silver Creek Preserve sign here also) and proceed about 2 miles south (through two bends). The right turn into the preserve is marked. The parking lot is about 1/8 mile west. We’ll meet in the parking lot.
If weather permits, we should see some wading birds and waterfowl, plenty of brush birds and with luck, some fall migrant warblers in the “big woods” and elsewhere. Again, weather permitting, we may be able to explore off the trail and take a short walk to see the adjacent Silver Creek Marsh INAI site. Contact: Martin Kemper at 618-327-4158. Hosted by Kaskaskia Valley Audubon Society (KVAS) www.e-kvas.org.

Saturday, September 20, 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM

The Illinois Raptor Center Adult Raptor Camp

The cost is $100 per person. Participants must register no later than 1 week prior to the event.  Seating is limited for most events. For details on these programs or to register visit http://irc-events.org/, click "Public Events" on the IRC website at www.illinoisraptorcenter.org, or phone 217-963-6909. The Illinois Raptor Center is located at 5695 W. Hill Road in Decatur, IL.

Saturday, September 27, 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM

The Illinois Raptor Center Adult Raptor Camp

The cost is $100 per person. Participants must register no later than 1 week prior to the event.  Seating is limited for most events. For details on these programs or to register visit http://irc-events.org/, click "Public Events" on the IRC website at www.illinoisraptorcenter.org, or phone 217-963-6909. The Illinois Raptor Center is located at 5695 W. Hill Road in Decatur, IL.

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Sends your information on bird walks, talks and events to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

This website is maintained by volunteers to benefit non-profit birding organizations.

We attempt to get all information correct in this listing. Check with the trip leader or the host club’s website for last minute changes or cancellations. Please send updates to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

October 2008
Southern Illinois Birding Calendar

Thursday, October 16, 7pm

KVAS Program: Upper Mississippi River Restoration

Brad Walker from Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) will speak to us on Upper Mississippi River Restoration. Brad is the UMR Restoration Coordinator for PR N, Illinois’ statewide river conservation organization. Brad will talk about the general condition of the Mississippi river environment, including some history, and will talk about the benefits of a large-scale restoration effort. Also included will be an update of the Corps of Engineers lock expansion and ecosystem restoration project, known as the Navigation and Ecological Sustainability Program which was included in the 2007 federal Water Resources Development Act. Meeting location: Southwestern Illinois College, Red Bud Campus in the auditorium. For more information, contact: Debbie Newman at 618-684-4799 or skink@globaleyes.net. Hosted by Kaskaskia Valley Audubon Society (KVAS) www.e-kvas.org.

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Sends your information on bird walks, talks and events to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

This website is maintained by volunteers to benefit non-profit birding organizations.

We attempt to get all information correct in this listing. Check with the trip leader or the host club’s website for last minute changes or cancellations. Please send updates to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

November 2008
Southern Illinois Birding Calendar

Thursday, November 20, 7pm

KVAS Program: Comments on Illinois Biodiversity

Martin Kemper, our new District Natural Heritage Biologist in Southwest Illinois (and long-time KVAS member), will give us a program entitled Comments on Illinois Biodiversity. Marty has worked for 30 years as a wildlife biologist with IDNR prior to taking his new job as heritage biologist. With plenty of experience to draw on, Marty will talk about what biodiversity is, and trends in Illinois and global biodiversity. Meeting location: Southwestern Illinois College, Red Bud Campus in the auditorium. For more information, contact: Debbie Newman at 618-684-4799 or skink@globaleyes.net. Hosted by Kaskaskia Valley Audubon Society (KVAS) www.e-kvas.org.

Post your organization’s events here.

Sends your information on bird walks, talks and events to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

This website is maintained by volunteers to benefit non-profit birding organizations.

We attempt to get all information correct in this listing. Check with the trip leader or the host club’s website for last minute changes or cancellations. Please send updates to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

December 2008
Southern Illinois Birding Calendar

Saturday, December 20

Christmas Bird Count

Contact Tim Dever for more information. Coordinated by Kaskaskia Valley Audubon Society (KVAS) www.e-kvas.org.

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Sends your information on bird walks, talks and events to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.

This website is maintained by volunteers to benefit non-profit birding organizations.

We attempt to get all information correct in this listing. Check with the trip leader or the host club’s website for last minute changes or cancellations. Please send updates to IllinoisBirdCalendar@yahoo.com.