Wed., May 13 @      7:00 p.m.

Live at Forest Park and Live-Streamed on Zoom

Identification of Warblers and Migration Trends - Mike Miller

Peoria Audubon's Conservation Chair, Mike Miller, will discuss how to identify woodland warblers, recent trends in their migration patterns, and fascinating facts about these energetic little birds during spring migration.

Send email to peoriaaudubon@gmail.com for link to the live-stream. 

July 2026

Sunday, July 26,  @ 3:30 p.m.

Live at: First Federated Church, 3601 N Sheridan Rd., Peoria, IL

The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy

There is a pre-performance lecture before the performance of “The Lost Birds” –First Federated Church, 3601 N Sheridan Rd, Peoria, IL

The Lost Birds is a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Sweeping and elegiac, it's a haunting tribute to those soaring flocks that once filled our skies, but whose songs have since been silenced. It's a celebration of their feathered beauty: their symbolism as messengers of hope, peace, and renewal. But it's also a warning about our own tenuous existence on the planet: that the fate that befell these once soaring flocks foreshadows our own extinction.

Wed., Sept. 9 @ 7:00 p.m.

Live at Forest Park and Live-Streamed on Zoom

Tracking Bird Migration: Locally - Dr. Anant Deshwal

Dr. Anant Deshwal, Professor of Biology from Bradley University, will be with us to provide an update on his local bird migration research.  Dr. Deshwal is using a network of Motus Towers throughout the midwest.  These provide advanced telemetry for tracking individual birds that have been tagged with tiny RF ID chips.  Peoria Audubon partially funded establishment of a local Motus tower for tracking bird migration. 

 Send email to peoriaaudubon@gmail.com for link to the live-stream. 

Join us with Dr. Given Harper to learn about the Grand Prairie Bird Alliance (GPBA) Purple Martin Initiative: Purple Martin nest boxes and gourds have been placed at locations in Bloomington/Normal and McLean County, IL.

The Purple Martin is the largest swallow species in North America, and the declining eastern population is almost entirely dependent on human-provided nest boxes.  Dr. Harper is a retired  Professor of Ornithology at Illinois Wesleyan University. 

Live at Forest Park and Live-Streamed on Zoom

Unlock the secret lives in our Illinois landscape as Mark DuBois, Director: Peoria Academy of Science and Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, will present a captivating talk by a local entomologist. 

Discover the intricate, often invisible connections ranging from predatory flights to essential pollination, which sustain our local ecosystems. Join us to deepen your understanding of avian and insect behavior and expand how you see the natural world. A world hiding in plain sight.

Live at Forest Park

Live Screening of “The Extraordinary Caterpillar”

From suburbia to exurban meadows, abandoned lots to city parks, The Extraordinary Caterpillar shows that exploring our environment begins not in distant wilderness, but right outside our doors!