Tips to maximize your experience:
1. Turn audio/narration ON (gear symbol on top right) to hear bird calls and sounds of nature.
2. Pan through the various scenes using the right and left arrows at the bottom of the expedition pane.
3. While moving through panes, click on 'points of interests' (ex. photo icons) to activate the information pop-ups.
4. If you have a virtual reality headset, open the tour in the Expeditions app.
5. Make sure to scroll down and explore all THREE expeditions:
Greenbelt Preserve
Indian Ridge Marsh
Orland Grassland
More on Greenbelt & Migratory Birds
Visit Greenbelt Forest Preserves
The preserve offers 5 miles of trails for hiking, 4 miles of trails for bicycling and cross-country skiing, and a 1-mile self-guided nature trail.
Guide to Birds of Lake County, Illinois
"Learn the best times and places to see different bird groups in Lake County, Illinois!"
Great Lakes & Migratory Birds
A dedicated space for Audubon Great Lakes network to experience and explore birds safely and from the comfort of your home. Transport yourself into the world of Great Lakes' birds and spring migration today.
More on Calumet Wetlands
Illinois Calumet Marsh Bird Survey
The Illinois Calumet Marsh bird survey informs habitat restoration at important wetlands in the Calumet Region.
Indiana Marsh Bird Survey
Marsh bird surveys are needed to better inform habitat management at Indiana wetlands.
More on Orland Grassland
Orland Grassland Volunteers
At Orland Grassland volunteers and professional advisers focus on restoration, preservation, and partnership.
Visit Orland Grassland
This site has more than 750 acres of open prairie in which rare grassland birds find needed habitat. The area was once farmland but is now being restored as a grassland complex with prairie, wetlands, open ponds, oak savannas, shrublands and woodlands.
Ways You Can Help
Join A Chapter
Audubon chapters create a culture of conservation in local communities through education and advocacy, focusing on the conservation of birds and conservation of important habitats.
Donate to Audubon
Help secure the future for birds at risk from climate change, habitat loss and other threats. Your support will power our science, education, advocacy and on-the-ground conservation efforts.
