Illinois Audubon Society

Hummingbird festivals offer an up close view of these amazing, tiny little birds as Vernon Kleen, Master Permit Bander and member of the IAS Board of Directors, captures and bands the birds during the festival.

Banding helps determine how far into Mexico or Central America the birds go for the winter, where they stop during their travels, how long they live, and whether they come back to the same sites year after year. Kleen reports that birds banded in Illinois have been found in Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Attendees at IAS Hummingbird Festivals “adopt” hummingbirds by making a $5 donation to the Illinois Audubon Society’s land acquisition fund; this fund is earmarked for the protection of Illinois wildlife habitat. Donors will receive an attractive, signed certificate and will be notified if their bird is ever recaptured.

Hummingbird Festivals

2012 Festival Schedule
NOTE: Please refer to the Illinois Birding Calendar for exact locations and additional information on each of these events.

June 9 (9:00 am to noon)
Hanft Park, New Athens, St. Clair County

June 23(9:00 am to noon)
Happy Haven, Oakland, Coles County

June 30 (9:00 am to noon)
Hefley Home, Hillsboro, Montgomery County

July 7 (9:00 am to noon)
Siloam Springs State Park, Adams County

July 19 (4:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
Engel Farm, Greene County

July 28 (9:00 am to noon)
Lewis & Clark Historic Site, Madison County

July 29 (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
Okaw Valley Orchards, Moultrie County

August 2 (4:00 pm to 7:00 pm)
Sullivan’s Farm, Rushville, Schuyler County

August 4 (9:00 am to noon)
New Salem Historic Site, Menard County

August 4 (9:00 am to 1:00 pm)
Trail of Tears State Forest, Union County

August 18 (9:00 am to noon)
Camp Sagawau Environmental Center, Cook County

August 25 (9:00 am to noon)
Forest Park Nature Center, Peoria Hts, Peoria County

September 1 (10:00 am to 2:00 pm)
Sugar Grove Nature Center, McLean County