Colored Sands Forest Preserve has achieved Important Bird Area (IBA) status for the State of Illinois. Colored Sands Forest Preserve is the first Important Bird Area designated in Winnebago County and one of 43 IBA’s in northern Illinois. Designated in January 2020,...

On March 28, 2020, Lil' Kool returned to Rockford to join Louise in having their second clutch of eggs. The fourth and last egg was laid on April 18, 2020. A female peregrine usually lays 3 or 4 eggs. The eggs are slightly smaller than a chicken egg, and are mottled...