The Illinois
Ornithological Society

Field Trip Schedule

2011 Field Trips

For more information, look for announcements in Wings Over the Prairie and e-mail flashes to the IOS membership. The current IOS Field Trip Chairman is Michael Retter.

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Mark your calendar and sign up for the Gull Frolic. More details here.

Friday-Sunday, May 18-20, 2012

The IOS 2012 Spring Birding weekend will be from May 18-20, 2012, headquartered at the San Damiano Retreat Center near Golconda, on the bluffs overlooking the Ohio River near the Hardin Pope County line in far southeastern Illinois. More details on the 2012 SBW will be posted on the website and sent out to IOS members very soon.


The rest of the 2012 field trip schedule is now being planned. Stay tuned for more details.