Feb 26, 2021 ● By SherylDeVore
One of the most exciting things for raptor lovers to see in early spring is the courtship flight display of the red-tailed hawk and watching and listening to American woodcocks court in short, wet grasses next to woodlands and shrublands. Writer Sheryl DeVore explores how these spring bird behaviors help us to connect to nature in the Chicago area.
Jul 31, 2020 ● By Sheryl DeVore
Scientists first described migratory dragonflies in the late 1880s, and today believe this natural phenomenon occurs on every continent except Antarctica. August is a great time to watch migrating nighthawks, as well as many species of dragonflies as they pass through the Chicago and northeast Illinois region, says author and naturalist Cindy Crosby.
Jan 31, 2020
In natural areas, on driveways or in backyards, rabbits, mice, coyotes, foxes, birds and maybe even a mink leave signs of their presence with footprints in the snow.
