http://www.westernprairie.org A Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society located in Macomb, IL Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:11:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For our August chapter meeting will be a planning meeting along with a rap-up of this years butterfly and the Spring Bird Count.  We will show this years best butterfly pictures that were taken on the butterfly counts including a surprise visitor from the gulf.  The meeting as usual will ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=189 On Saturday July 17th we will hold the McDonough County The 4th of July butterfly count.  This program has been held annually since 1975, when only 29 counts were held across the entire continent.  Volunteers around North American select a count area with a 15-mile diameter and conduct a 1-day ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=184 Due to rain we have rescheduled this trip to Tuesday July 13th. Instead of our Tuesday chapter meeting for June we will have a field trip to the Illinois Audubon Society property at Wigwam Hollow to check the property and clean out the nest boxes.  We will meet at ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=180 Once again we’ve planned our annual summer picnic for our May meeting.  The picnic will be held on Tuesday evening, May 11th - 6pm at Everly Park in Macomb (across from the State Police Offices and Days Inn) at the shelter near the lake starting at 6pm.  Bring a side ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=177 Volunteers are needed for this year’s Spring Bird Count on Saturday, May 8th.  David & Heidi Benson will once again serve as the coordinator for the McDonough County count.  Everyone, experts and amateurs alike, are invited to assist with the count.  New participants are asked to contact Dave or Heidi ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=174 Western Prairie Audubon is presenting a program by  Ed and Evelyn Franks entitled “Birding in Costa Rica” at 7pm on April 13th at the Macomb City Hall Community Room.    Ed and Eveyln have offered to give a presentation on a birding trip they took to Costa Rica 4 years ago ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=171 At our Tuesday March 9th meeting we will feature Dr. Robert McCleery current Wildlife Ecology professor at WIU.   He will present a talk entitled  "The influence of our changing landscape on mammalian population".  Included in his talk will be case studies of his work in Africa, Texas and our local ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=169 Field Trip to Illinois River (Anderson Lake, Chautauqua Refuge, Spring Lake, maybe Sand Ridge State Forest etc.). We are planning to head east to view late winter birds and early migrating waterbirds on the Illinois River backwaters. We plan to break for lunch at Havana or another location. ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=167 Due to the weather we have canceled our meeting tonight.  The Costa Rica program by Ed and Evelyn has been rescheduled for April 13th. http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=164 Western Prairie Audubon is presenting a program by  Ed and Evelyn Franks entitled “Birding in Costa Rica” at 7pm on February 9th at the Macomb City Hall Community Room.    Ed and Eveyln have offered to give a presentation on a birding trip they took to Costa Rica 4 years ago ... http://www.westernprairie.org/?p=162