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Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is a 15-acre bird sanctuary and nature preserve in Lincoln Park within Uptown, Chicago. [1] The preserve includes Prairie, Savanna, Woodland, as well as an ADA Path, Birding Area, and Nature Trail. [2] With 349 recorded species, it is Illinois's hottest spot on EBird. [3]
Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: Springfield: Sangamon: Central: 40 acres, operated by the Illinois Audubon Society Andresen Nature Center: Fulton: Whiteside: Northwest: information, operated by volunteers, open for city events and education programs, features displays of local wildlife, insects, and flora found along the local watershed of the upper ...
The wooded portion of the Wildlife Sanctuary features cottonwood, hackberry, silver maple, shingle oak, and black walnut. [3] Ornithologists have identified 81 different species of birds. [2] The sanctuary and its trails are free and open to the public. [3] The sanctuary is located at 2315 Clear Lake Avenue, Springfield, Illinois. [1]
The Illinois Audubon Society was founded in April 1897 and is Illinois' oldest non-profit independent conservation organization. [2] As of 2017, it has 18 chapters throughout Illinois. [3] Its executive offices are located at the Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, an Illinois Audubon Society-managed sanctuary on the east side of Springfield. [4]
Bird baths and feeders can return to Illinois yards Wednesday. The state’s Department of Natural Resources advised people to remove baths and feeders during the month of May to try to minimize ...
Important Bird Areas of the United States (16 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Bird sanctuaries of the United States" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
The Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge is a 11,122-acre (45.01 km 2) wetland wildlife refuge located in Waterford Township in Fulton County, Illinois across the Illinois River from the town of Havana. Only 3,000 acres (12 km 2 ) are currently managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the Illinois River National Wildlife and Fish ...
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary (Plum Island) is a 52-acre island in the Illinois River owned by the Illinois Audubon Society. [1] It was purchased March 24, 2004, to act as a wildlife sanctuary [1] and to protect foraging habitat for wintering bald eagles. [2] It is close to Matthiessen State Park and adjacent to Starved Rock State Park.