Birdsongs, Volume 1 – Sounds Of The Mississippi Flyway
We are a proud supporter of this new album by Micky Torpedo which features compositions inspired by birdsongs from species that travel within the Mississippi Flyway. The first single Baltimore Oriole is wonderful! As we selected the species to feature on this album,...
World Migratory Bird Day Exhibition 2022
Sinnissippi Audubon celebrated World Migratory Bird Day this year with several events and a proclamation issued by Mayor Thomas McNamara. The proclamation read: Whereas, migratory birds are some of the most beautiful and easily observed wildlife that share our...
Rockton Pelican Fest 2022
Celebrate Pelicans and the Community with Family and Friends Free Admission JR Finally Art Studio & Gallery, the Viillage of Rockton, Sinnissippi Audubon Society, and Natural Land Institute are pleased to partner together to present Rockton Pelican Fest for the...
FIVE EGGS!
On Sunday April 4, 2021, Louise surprised all of us with a fifth egg. Typically, an average clutch size for a peregrine falcon is 3-4 eggs. She has been incubating her eggs with the help of Brian since the begining of this month. If you are watching the Nest Cam, you...
A New Man in Town
A male peregrine falcon arrived at the RRSTAR news tower on February 16, 2021. It was not Lil' Kool, who has been paired with the resident female for the past two years. Brian (62/S Blk/Blu), who hatched in 2019 at the Columbia Generating Station located in Columbia...
Rockford Names the Peregrine Falcon its Official City Bird
An official bird of Rockford, the Peregrine Falcon, was announced July 17, 2020 by Mayor Thomas McNamara. A local young birder and RPS 205 student, Jackie Kuroda, launched a campaign last year to have the Peregrine Falcon declared the official city bird. The campaign...
Peregrine Falcon Naming Contest
In case you missed it, the Rockford Peregrine Falcon family has grown by three! Three of the four eggs hatched - two on May 21, 2020 and one on May 23, 2020. Sinnissippi Audubon is hosting a naming contest for this year's chicks and we would like to hear your...
A day in the life…
of a peregrine falcon incubating eggs. Timelapse taken on May 16, 2020 5am-9pm. Copyright: Sinnissippi Audubon
Audubon Important Bird Area Designation
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,...
March Events
We have many great events planned for the month of March that you won't want to miss! March 7th: Audubon Photography Awards Exhibit Opening and Lecture In celebration of the natural connection between birding and photography, Sinnissippi Audubon will host the 2019...