Bird Walks – Virtually!

The birds are back! Due to Covid-19, our popular May bird walks in Gillson Park will be self-guided this year. We have compiled helpful resources so that you can still enjoy migratory bird walks while staying socially-distanced. See this birding website created just for GGW by local birder Kat O’Reilly. It includes videos, a map of Gillson Park, eBird links and a huge amount of information. Enjoy this beautiful slide show, created by Claire Labuda (NTHS student,) showing the top bird spots in Gillson Park and photos of birds you might find there. Print out this self-guided bird walk and take it with you to the park. Download this bird identification sheet, compliments of Wildbirds Unlimited. Enjoy some of the finest birding in Illinois at beautiful Gillson Park. (You may also be able to spot many of these same birds in your backyard!) More bird information here and here.