gary@lll-lcc.UUCP (Mark R. Gary) (10/11/89)
I am traveling to the Chicago area late this month and will have some free
time. Are there any good birding (or mammal watching) areas this time of
year within a days drive of of the Windy City?
Thanks in advance,
Mark Gary
gary@lll-lcc.llnl.gov heneghan@cbnewsd.ATT.COM (joseph.t.heneghan) (10/11/89)
In article <2621@lll-lcc.UUCP> gary@lll-lcc.UUCP (Mark R. Gary) writes: > > I am traveling to the Chicago area late this month and will have some free > time. Are there any good birding (or mammal watching) areas this time of > year within a days drive of of the Windy City? > > Thanks in advance, > > Mark Gary > gary@lll-lcc.llnl.gov There is a reserve in Indiana, about 1 hour from Chicago where Sandhill Cranes use as a migration stop. Get there about an hour before sundown. It's absolutely beautiful and there's millions. There's several places along the Mississippi to see Bald Eagles. There are quited beautiful to see in flight. I've seen Egrets around the DuPage river by Npaerville, recently. There's a state park about 1 hour west of Naperville called Shabonnah. I understand there's a lot there. I've seen Red Tailed Hawks there. Joe Heneghan
bob@delphi.uchicago.edu (Bob Lewis) (10/13/89)
There's plenty of good birding in Chicago all year. I don't have a car, so I do most of my birdwatching in Jackson Park (just south of the Museum of Science and Industry). I haven't been out much this fall, so I'm not sure what's around now (I did see a peregrine falcon near Oak Street beach on Saturday though), though as the year wears on the interesting birds tend to be seen on the lakefront early in the morning. A good book to check is Chicagoland Birds (the author's name is something like Steve Mondilow?). It lists good birding spots within about 60 miles of the city, and has bar graphs showing seasonal abundance. If you're in Hyde Park (University of Chicago) and I'm free, I'll be glad to show you Jackson Park. Rob Lewis