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UPCOMING EVENTS & PROGRAMS
Bring the family to enjoy a morning of bird banding at Sand Bluff Bird Observatory. Limited food and beverages available. All proceeds and donations will go to the SBBO Scholarship Fund.
Please join us for an educational program about owls during the peak Saw-whet Owl migration in October. Learn about the research Sand Bluff and other scientists are conducting about owl ecology and behavior. Experience the[...]
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NEWS FROM SAND BLUFF
Sand Bluff Birder – March 2025
We look forward to all our volunteers and visitors returning for the spring season of banding at Sand Bluff. March 2025 Birder
Sand Bluff Birder – December 2024
Each year there are numerous birds that fly through the state of Illinois that are considered rarities and really should not be in our area. December 2024 Birder
Sand Bluff Birder – August 2024
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. In June, I visited Sand Bluff and was awed by the beautiful prairie flowers, butterflies and voluminous song of cicadas singing in the woods. August 2024 Birder
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.