Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
4400 N Simonds Dr, Chicago, IL 60613
USA
Start your Mother’s Day with a (bird)song! With its Lake Michigan beach and “Magic Hedge” bushes serving as a welcome stopover for birds migrating along the Mississippi Flyway, Montrose is a world-famous birding hotspot that has attracted more than 300 species – including some of the rarest birds ever recorded in the state. Mid-May should be hopping with warblers, vireos, flycatchers, thrushes, wrens, sparrows, shorebirds and other bird “magic” – hopefully including the latest generation of Piping Plovers descended from Monty and Rose.
Directions: From Lake Shore Dr. take the Montrose Ave. exit east, turn right at the Bait Shop at Montrose Harbor Dr., park near the sanctuary entrance and feed parking meters OR park on Montrose before or after Bait Shop for free.
Leader: Geoff Williamson 773-485-5217
Please register for the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary field trip here so that we can get a head count and contact you in the event of a date change due to weather conditions.