Field Trips - April 2010
Friday, April 09, 2010 - 06:30 PM
Woodcocks at Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve
Leader: Craig Taylor 708-579-1622 or tnemec1 [at] ameritech [dot] net
We will meet in the early evening to see the American Woodcocks display at dusk. Save your appetite for dinner afterwards at Paul’s (across the street from Wolf road Prairie) – http://www.pauls-pizza.com/home.html. Bring a flashlight, binoculars, and a scope if you have one.
Directions: Park on 31st Street, west of Wolf Road, at one of the three pull-offs on
the north side. If they are full, or you have 4WD, park on the grass
parkway between the pull-offs. Or park in the shopping center parking
lot across Wolf Road and walk on over.
Saturday, April 17, 2010 - 07:30 AM
Rollins Savannah
Leader: Tom Kelly and Beau Schaefer tkelly_1 [at] hotmail [dot] com
Rollins Savanna is one of Lake County’s largest Forest Preserves with 1,225 uninterrupted acres. Scattered groves of majestic oaks, wide-open prairies teeming with wildflowers and native grasses, and abundant wetlands offer the perfect setting for grassland birds – meadowlarks, bobolinks, Henslow’s sparrows, dickcissels, and wetland birds – yellow-headed blackbirds. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Washington St. parking lot entrance to Rollins Savanna.
Directions: Rollins Savanna is located in Grayslake off of Washington St. in Lake County just west of Hwy. 45. From the South: go north on Route 41 or I-294 and turn west on Route 120. Go west to Route 45 and then turn north for about a mile to Washington, then left, or west again about 3/4 mile to the entrance on the right.
Saturday, April 24, 2010 - 07:00 AM
Montrose Harbor, Magic Hedge and Jarvis
Leader: Dave Antieau dkantieau [at] sbcglobal [dot] net and Alex Bloss alex_bloss13 [at] msn [dot] com
Begin spring at Chicago’s famous Magic Hedge and surrounding areas. Bird this world class location in search of shorebirds, sparrows, early warblers and other spring migrants.
Directions: Exit Lakeshore Drive at Montrose east towards the lake, turn right at the bait shop and park along the harbor, near the signs for the Magic Hedge. We will meet at the sign near the Montrose volunteer parking area.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 - 06:30 AM
Eggers Woods/Lake Calumet Area
Leader: Walter Marcisz 773/646-3034 or wmarcisz [at] att [dot] net
Join Walter Marcisz for an early morning tour of the Lake Calumet area wetlands & Eggers Woods in search of marsh birds & migrants. Target birds will include Little Blue Heron, Common Moorhen, Yellow-headed Blackbird (Eggers Woods) and other wetland birds.
Scopes will be helpful for the trip, and sturdy boots/waterproof footwear are recommended.
Meet at O’Brien Lock & Dam.
Directions: Take I-94 to 130th Street. Exit eastbound on 130th and turn right just before the steel bridge into the drive for O’Brien Lock & Dam. Turn left after the railroad underpass and proceed to the parking lot.