Here are a list of links to places where I post photos and stories about the birds I find as I monitor parks and neighborhoods on the west side of Chicago:
Columbus Park (far west side of Chicago):
- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/233989470332311
- eBird hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L108479/
- Website: I sometimes post illustrated stories on this website. I also run a website that has links to one-page field guides to the nature in Columbus Park and other west side parks and neighborhoods: https://columbusparknature.org/
Douglas Park (near west side of Chicago):
- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DouglasParkNature
- eBird hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L108460
- Website: https://douglasparknature.org/
Riis Park (northwest side of Chicago):
- Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1243972995795820
- eBird hotspot: https://ebird.org/bcn/hotspot/L1168234
- Website: I sometimes post illustrated stories on this website.
Taylor Park (north Oak Park):
- Facebook group: I have posted a bunch of albums with bird photos on the Northeast Oak Park Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386602528081115/media/albums
- eBird hotspot: https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2814033
- Website: I sometimes post illustrated stories on this website. For example: https://neighborhoodnature.wordpress.com/2021/02/20/birds-of-taylor-park-2020-year-in-review/
South Oak Park (I walk a route through neighborhoods west of Ridgeland and south of the highway in south Oak Park):
- Facebook group: I have posted a bunch of albums with bird photos on a private Facebook group, South Oak Park Neighbors: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1371338609549461/media/albums
- Website: I sometimes post illustrated stories on this website. For example: https://neighborhoodnature.wordpress.com/2021/03/01/birds-in-south-oak-park-2020-year-in-review/
I have also been posting photos from all the places where I monitor birds on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chicagowestnature/
Neighborhood Nature 