Fundraising Campaign
Sand Bluff Bird Observatory will be providing three $500 scholarships through the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois to graduating high school seniors and college students who are pursuing a program in environmental or conservation studies.
Please help us reach our fundraising goal to be able to offer these three scholarships by contributing to the Scholarship fund.
See the Support Us tab to donate or click here to donate directly through the CFNIL site.
UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
The banding station is open for visitors! Please email Mike Eickman for more information: redtail15@aol.com
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NEWS FROM SAND BLUFF
Sand Bluff Birder – August 2023
Spring banding season has come and gone, and it seems to go so fast. The 2023 Spring season was better with the increased number of captured birds, 1860 compared to 1708 in 2022. Each year we are asked several times as to the status of birds migrating back to the...
Sand Bluff Birder – March 2023
Every banding season the question is, “What returns have we received of birds we banded in past seasons?” 2022 was a year with several migrants that returned to the Sand Bluff area. In birds that we recaptured, most notable, was an Eastern Kingbird caught in the...
Sand Bluff Birder – December 2022
The Sand Bluff Bird Observatory hawk station gained a new bit of flash this fall. It now sports a radio mast and 3 antennas, making it one of the newest receiver stations in the Motus network. The Motus network is...
We visited a week ago. My daughter was fortunate enough to release a blue winged warbler after it was banded. She is still talking about it as well as other birds she sees. The work done at the observatory is life changing in a very positive way. Keep up the great work.
Sand Bluff Bird Observatiory is my favorite place to hike and go bird watching anytime of the year. I especially love the banding station where you can see volunteers band many different species of birds. Some are rarely seen in the wild. Like Owls and whippoorwills. Banding starts in March and continues through the summer and fall and ends sometime in November.