Photo: Alexandra Gnoske Davila from our Facebook group
Chicago Audubon Society is working with Audubon Great Lakes on an assessment of the Illinois coastal region. We’re looking for the best areas for migratory birds - especially the little-known ones - so that we can work with land managers to save or improve them.
You can be a part of this project. Adopt a site, make regular visits there, and enter your results into eBird. Let us know which site you picked so that we can involve you in planning conversations.
The coastal region includes the lakefront, parts of the Chicago and Calumet river systems, and the Calumet area. It is outlined in red below.
Here are some of the sites that need to be adopted. Can you make regular visits to one?
- Marian Byrnes Park (Van Vlissingen Prairie)
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L10887771/activity?yr=all&m=
- Whistler Woods Forest Preserve
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4496187/activity?yr=all&m=
- Trumbull Park (and adjacent large wooded area?)
105th and Oglesby
- Lakefront Trail (hotspot across Lakeshore drive from Maggie Daley)
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2042544
- Grant Park -- Maggie Daley Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L4911771/activity?yr=all&m=
- Millennium Park -- Lurie Garden
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L2132400/activity?yr=all&m=
- Olive Park
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L789958/activity?yr=all&m=
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Send us an email with the name of the site you are interested in and we’ll send you more details. You can adopt any of the sites above, or others you are familiar with.
The larger project will identify the most important areas for migratory birds, map known and potential threats, and collaborate with partners to convene and rank a list of potential conservation opportunities that will benefit migratory birds during stopover in spring and fall. Our objective is to collaborate with managers to produce a list of high priority conservation projects that will yield the most impact for migratory birds