Birding Phone Nos. and Addresses

Useful Phone Numbers and Addresses

A collection of bird-related resources: rare bird alerts, societies, vendors, and similar outfits. Please send other suggestions and corrections to . I have no financial interest in any of the listed organizations.

Regional Rare Bird Alerts

DuPage County, IL: (630) 406-8111; report to same number.
Chicago, IL: (847) 265-2118; report (847) 265-2117.
Illinois State Museum (Central Illinois): Not operational at this time.
Northwest Illinois: (815) 965-3095.
St. Louis Area (IL and MO): (314) 935-8432.
Indiana statewide: (317) 767-4727; report: same.
Iowa statewide: (319) 338-9881.
Michigan statewide: (616) 471-4919; report (616) 471-2617 or .
Southeast Michigan: (313) 278-4288.
Detroit, MI area: (810) 477-1360; report (810) 473-0484.
Missouri statewide: (314) 445-9115; report: same.
Wisconsin statewide: (414) 352-3857; report: (414) 476-8046.
Madison, WI: (608) 255-2476.
Complete list of RBA phone numbers for USA and Canada.
RBA transcripts from all over North America.

Societies and Clubs

Toll-free phone numbers (800) within North America, use other number from outside.

Nation-wide

American Birding Association (ABA), P.O. Box 6599, Colorado Springs, CO 80934, USA. Phone (800) 850-2473. Editor of Birding (magazine): . Editor of Winging It (newsletter): .
Amateur birding organization.
American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), 810 East Tenth Street, Lawrence, KS 66049-8897, USA.
Professional organization.
National Audubon Society
Traditionally a birding organization, but now more focussed on conservation and environmental protection in general. They run the annual Christmas Bird Count.

Within Illinois

DuPage Birding Club.
Chicago Audubon Society (NAS chapter), 5801-C North Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60646-6057, USA. Phone: (773) 539-6793. Information line: (847) 299-3505. .
Illinois Audubon Society, P.O. Box 2418, Danville, IL 60834-2418, USA. Phone: (217) 446-5085. Fax: (217) 446-6375.
Illinois Audubon Society, Lake-Cook Chapter, P.O. Box 254, Highland Park, IL 60035, USA.
Kane County Audubon (IAS chapter), 513 S 13th Ave., St. Charles, IL 60174, USA.
There are quite a few more chapters of the Illinois Audubon Society. I'll try to add more over time.
Chicago Ornithological Society, c/o Geoff Williamson, 4016 N. Clarendon Ave #3N, Chicago, IL 60613. E-mail: ; Phone: (312) 409-9678 (General info, field trip, events, rare bird alert).
Illinois Ornithological Society, P.O. Box 1971, Evanston, IL 60204-1971, USA.
Evanston North Shore Bird Club, P.O. Box 1313, Evanston, IL 60204, USA. Phone: (847) 622-1312.
Thorn Creek Audubon Society (NAS chapter), P.O. Box 895, Park Forest, IL 60466, USA.
Prairie Woods Audubon Society (NAS chapter), P.O. Box 1065, Arlington Heights, IL 60006. Phone (847) 514-4977.
Sinnissippi Audubon Society (NAS chapter), 737 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103-6971, USA. Phone (815) 965-3433, Fax (815) 965-2703.
North Central Illinois Ornithological Society, 737 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103, USA. Phone: (815) 965-3095.
Champaign County (Illinois) Audubon Society (NAS chapter), P.O. Box 882, Urbana, IL 61803. (217) 367-6788.
Other chapters of the National Audubon Society within Illinois.
Vermilion County Audubon Society (broken link?). Phone (217) 427-5563 (ask for Susie or Bob Schifo).
Southern Illinois Audubon Society. P.O. Box 222, Carbondale, IL 62903-0222, USA.

Vendors

Toll-free phone numbers (800) within North America, use other number from outside.

ABA Sales, 115 Fairview Road, Asheville, NC 28803, USA. Phone (800) 634-7736.
Books, optics, tapes, CDs, and other birding paraphernalia. Discounts for ABA members. On-line catalog.
Eagle Optics, 2120 W. Greenview Dr., Middleton, WI 53562, USA. Phone (800) 289-1132.
Recommended supplier of binoculars and spotting scopes. Also carries astronomy equipment.
Tele Optics, 630 E. Rockland, Libertyville, IL 60048. Phone (847) 362-7757. While semi-retired, Herb Kohler continues to repair binoculars. Items may also be dropped off at the Libertyville Wild Bird Center for pickup.
United Camera and Binocular Repair, 10 Tower Lane, Bensenville, IL 60106, (630) 595-2525.
International Camera Corp, 517 S. Jefferson St., 7th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607, (312) 341-6340. Binocular repairs.
SpottingScopes.com, an internet vendor of optics equipment for outdoors and astronomy.
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
National History Book Service Ltd. (from the USA use this link), 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes, Devon TQ9 5XN, UK. Phone (International +44) 1803-865913, Fax (International +44) 1803-865280.
Mail order book supplier.
Los Angeles Audubon Society Bookstore, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 990046, USA. . Phone (323) 876-0202, Fax (323) 876-7609.
Dutch Birding Travel Report Service, P.O.Box 737, 9700 AS Groningen, The Netherlands. Phone (International +31) 50 527 4993 (between 9am - 15pm GMT), Fax (International +31) 50 527 2668.
Bird trip reports for a nominal fee.

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Urs Geiser; ; January 19, 2008