Our Quarterly Newsletter - "The Hoot!"

Please enjoy the hard work of our ILYB members and read ‘The Hoot’, our quarterly newsletter produced by young birders and adult volunteers.  Thank you to all who have submitted articles in the past and to all of our members and their parents for making this such a great newsletter.

 

The Hoot (name courtesy of ILYB member, Owen Shipley!) is a newsletter of the Illinois Young Birders, a special project of the Illinois Ornithological Society. The Hoot is published four times per year by IOS. This copyrighted publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the specific written permission of the Illinois Ornithological Society.

The Current Issue:

The Hoot! Volume 2, Issue 2 - Fall 2011

In this issue... we will place Jake Cvetas in the Member Spotlight, read about "Montrose - City Park of Surprises" by Nathan Goldberg, and "The Story of Opal" by Ethan Gyllenhaal. Also included are highlights from our trips to the Greene Vally Hawk Watch and Gillson Park for lakefront birds.

Past Issues:

The Hoot! Volume 2, Issue 1 - Summer 2011

TOPICS: Member Spotlight - Ethan Gyllenhaal; "Adventures in Birdland" by Connor Ross, "Irish Birding Report" by Tobias Ginsberg, Project Puffin Report - "Walking With the Seabirds" by Ethan Gyllenhaal.

 

The Hoot! Volume I, Issue 4 - Spring 2011

TOPICS: Member Spotlight - Colleen Cahill; "Great Texas Birding Classic" by Ethan Gyllenhaal, "The Importance of Birds in My Life" by Aaron Gyllenhaal, "Birds and Their Favorite Seeds" by Nandu Dubey.

 

The Hoot! Volume I, Issue 3 - Winter 2011

TOPICS: Member Spotlight - Nathan Goldberg; "Birds of Prehistory" by Connor Ross, "The Importance of Birds in My Life" by Aaron Gyllenhaal, The Artist's Feather - Nandu Dubey.

 

The Hoot! Volume I, Issue 2 - Fall 2010

TOPICS: Member Spotlight - Ari Rice; "The Paranoid Birder" by Ethan Gyllenhaal, Risks to Vagrants by Edward Warden, Rare Bird Chases: Sandwich Tern - Nathan Goldberg, Black-throated Gray - Jake Cvetas.

 

The Hoot! Volume I, Issue 1 - Summer 2010

TOPICS: Member Spotlight - Nandu Dubey; Birding Mythology by Connor Ross, Adult Birder Spotlight - John Purcell.