Did you know that the largest colony of Black-crowned Night-Herons in the state of Illinois exists on the grounds adjacent to the urban Lincoln Park Zoo? And that a major project is underway to relocate some of the colony to protect it should a natural or other calamity befall it?
Illinois Audubon Society, Lincoln Park Zoo, Bird Conservation Network (of which DBC is a member), Chicago Black-crowned Night-Heron Project, and the University of Illinois are partnering to sponsor a series of Zoom programs to raise awareness and to support ongoing research. The first program was held January 23, and two more are scheduled in the coming months. To register for either, go here: https://illinoisaudubon.org/bcnh-project/
February 27, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Chicago’s Black-crowned Night-Herons: A Story of Demise… and Recovery?
Presented by: Michael Avara and Dr. Michael Ward, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brad Semel, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
March 27, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Tracking the Endangered Black-crowned Night-Heron Across Chicagoland
Present by Sarah Slayton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign