UPCOMING CHICAGO-AREA TRIPS

These half-day trips visit some of the best birding spots in the Chicago area and beyond. Standard half-day trips cost $60/person, have a maximum of 8 participants, and run from 7:30 am until around noon. All trips are self-driving and led by an expert Red Hill Birding guide (see guide bios here). Depending on the timing of each trip, we may visit other nearby sites as time permits. These trips will run rain or shine unless the weather is expected to be particularly bad.

Interested in a day trip that you don’t see listed here? We can set up a custom tour of the region for you throughout fall. Contact us for more details.

If you are looking for longer trips in the area, check out our upcoming long weekend trips HERE.

 

UPCOMING HALF-DAY TRIPS Trips start at 7:30 am and last until about noon and cost $60/person, with any exceptions noted below.

Sunday, November 1o, 2024 Sternes Woods & Verteran Acres — McHenry County Guide: Lisa Maier This complex of two sites has been a great spot for winter finches and other winter migrants with its vast stands of mixed pines. Of course, we don't know if it will be a big finch year but it's a nice, big complex with a lot of amenities nearby for people to warm up afterwards.

Friday, November 15, 2024 Lake County Waterfowl — Lake County Guide: Adam Sell *Trip full! Please contact us for waitlist Join Adam on a quest to see as many migrant waterfowl as possible! We will likely visit the lakeshore and some inland locations. If conditions are right, Sandhill Cranes could be on the move. This is a “guide’s choice” tour with location details to come later, depending on conditions and where birds are being reported.

 
We're gearing up for a return to Namibia next August, where a Sociable Weavers and their enormous nests are always a highlight. The birds themselves are charming and their communal nests are impressive to say the least! 📸: @josh.rhb #namibia #kala
The Western Great Lakes region is in the midst of an unprecedented irruption of Harris's Sparrows. We have a couple of spots left on a half-day trip this Saturday to Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, where you can be sure that @bilskypics will be trying
I notice that we've posted photos of a lot of brown birds recently, so here's a bird with a nice splash of color. It's one of the best birds of the US's desert southwest, with one of the best bird names out there, Pyrrhuloxia. Want to see one with us
@adamwardsell is off to Brazil next week to lead our Pantanal & Chapadas tour, along with a pre-tour extension to the spectacular @pousadathaimacu and a post-tour extension to the also but differently spectacular Iguaçu Falls. Along with a