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When:
June 18, 2023 @ 7:30 am
2023-06-18T07:30:00-05:00
2023-06-18T07:45:00-05:00
Where:
Goose Lake Conservation Area
Goose Lake
Hebron, IL 60034
USA
Goose Lake
Hebron, IL 60034
USA
Contact:
Tom Scheidt
847-603-1909
NEW!
Visit one of the premier wetlands in McHenry County, which hosts one of the largest remaining breeding populations of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Illinois as well as a variety of wetland birds (sometimes a Common Gallinule!) along with grassland species such as Vesper Sparrow, Dickcissel and Bobolink nearby. Goose Lake is McHenry County’s #3 hotspot on eBird.
BE PREPARED TO HIKE approximately 2 miles on the Hebron Trail (flat, crushed gravel path) into the marsh from the parking lot.
Optional breakfast nearby afterward.
Directions:
Take 173 west and continue west of Richmond. Park on Seaman Rd off of Route 173. Parking lot is next to the cell tower. There are no facilities anywhere near the site. (Map)
Leader: Tom Scheidt 224-814-8131