Birding columnist Jeff Reiter recaps recent rare bird sightings in Illinois and neighboring states, advises on best places to see spring migrations, and gives updates on bird conservation efforts and events.

Gull expert Amar Ayyash of Orland Park seeks to make gull identification less intimidating through his new guide covering North America's 36 species.

Birding columnist Jeff Reiter takes a look back at the year in birds: Conservation progress and remarkable sightings highlighted 2024.

Birds give us so much, enriching our lives almost every day when we take time to notice. This is my Thankful List, and just like any other list involving birds, it’s sure to grow.

DuPage County forest preserve leaders want to install solar panels in an area inside a former horse track that was part of the former estate of Dan and Ada Rice.

Birding columnist Jeff Reiter offers some tips for those who are new to the birdwatching hobby.

On a recent road trip, Daily Herald Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter enjoyed some time in Henderson, Kentucky, where John James Audubon once lived.

Words on Birds columnist Jeff Reiter recently retired from his day job and looks forward to traveling and new sightings of birds.

“Date with History” series on Aug. 1 features two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Maraniss on his book, “They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967.”

“Voyage en France” festival offers French sights, sounds, and flavors, followed by 21-and-older “Rendezvous” evening inspired by Versailles Gardens and Moulin Rouge. Next up in Cantigny’s fun-packed summer is “Voyage en France,” set for Saturday, J...