May-June 2025 Newsletter

May-June Highlights:

This edition of the Meadowlark Messenger includes articles for May and June. There will not be a separate issue in June this year. Newsletters will resume in September. The latest news, events, and updates from CCAS will continue to be posted on social media and our website.

• Field Notes: Our long wait for many feathered friends is finally over!

• Bird of the Month: Indigo Bunting

• June Bird of the Month: Common Grackle

• Kendeigh Grant Awards

Volunteer Opportunities

• Seeking our next CCAS Secretary!

• CCAS Board Member-at-Large

• Webmaster

• Membership Coordinator

• Newsletter

• Program Chair

• Staff the CCAS table at Urbana’s Market at the Square

Events

• Sunday Morning Bird Walks are back through May

• Monthly Program: West Nile Virus and American Robins, May 8

• Spring Bird Count, May 10

• International Migratory Bird Day Mist Netting Demo, May 10

• CCAS field trip at Heritage Park/Kaufman Lake, May 17; sign up form: https://forms.gle/8NZpg9dWENLsJVyi9

• CCAS field trip at Homer Lake, May 18. Sign up form: https://forms.gle/rW6182jaBhXAL6iQ6

• CCAS Bird-a-thon Fundraiser, May 11-18

• CCAS at Urbana’s Market at the Square: May 17, June 14, July 12, Aug 16