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lincoln park zoo [Member] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

lincoln park zoo [Member] — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:33:37 +0000

Thanks for the note, Mindy! Our scientists have been spotting them as well, as you can see from this tweet from last week: https://twitter.com/LPZ_UWI/status/291934816503480320/photo/1

mindy munson [Visitor] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

mindy munson [Visitor] — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:57:45 +0000

I already left word on another LPZ site, but I thought I would add it here too.

1/24/13
We saw a black crowned heron this morning around 10 AM in a tree at the very south end of North Pond.

Adam [Visitor] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

Adam [Visitor] — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:06:10 +0000

There is a family of black crown herons living in the tree abouve the Lincoln statue on north ave and lasalle

Greg [Visitor] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

Greg [Visitor] — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:22:22 +0000

I believe just saw one of those chicks that "Terry [Visitor]" was talking about last night, about forty yards east of the Lincoln statue (Just South and East of the underpass). It was doing well and looked like it was foraging for some food. It still had it's juvenile feathers. I was wondering when they migrate... it has to be about that time. Hopefully everything turns out well for this chick and it's sibling.

Terry [Visitor] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

Terry [Visitor] — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 22:09:13 +0000

Saw 2 heron chicks walking around the Lincoln statue on Wednesday (September 5). They must be from the nest to the right of the statue since the nests on the left have been empty for a while. I didn't notice any adult herons around so I will keep my fingers crossed that they will survive. I didn't see them yesterday. I hope they were strong enough to migrate with or without adult supervision.

lincoln park zoo [Member] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

lincoln park zoo [Member] — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:21:10 +0000

Interesting sighting--thanks for sharing!

am bird watch'r [Visitor] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

am bird watch'r [Visitor] — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:05:13 +0000

I saw one of these birds yesterday, August 15th, 2012, along the Des Plaines river in Des Plaines. I was riding a bike with my daughter along the DPRT and I saw a bird out of the corner of my eye resting on a tree trunk in the water. We got off the bikes to get a closer look and I saw a black-crowned night heron. I am positive I was able to identify the bird because I've seen one once before along the north branch of the Chicago river, along resting on a tree trunk jutting into the river. At the time I didn't know what it was but upon further research I learned what it was. I think there are more of these birds around than people think, because I've seen two of these endangered birds, in two different locations, both far northwest of lincoln park.

lincoln park zoo [Member] in response to: Black-Crowned Night Herons Arrive Early

lincoln park zoo [Member] — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:46:10 +0000

Learning how to fly is a very tiring process for fledgling birds, and these birds often need to take a break to recover. When we saw this bird this morning we were also concerned, but this afternoon the heron flew off of the bench on the west side that it had been standing/laying on this morning. LPZ staff have been monitoring the birds daily and are paying special attention to the juveniles that are on the ground below the allee. If you ever see a heron that needs attention do not attempt to approach it yourself; please leave it to trained professionals. LPZ staff check on these birds multiple times daily, and if it is determined that an individual is having problems we go through the proper channels to collect and care for the bird. Thank you for your concerns about the Black-crowned Night Herons.

Mason Fidino, Coordinator of Wildlife Management