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at Northerly Island; photo by Erick Masias</div></figure></div><div class="container mb-2 mb-md-5"><div class="row"><div class="col-12 col-lg-8 col-xl-9"><div class="single-card-content two-col-card-content"><article class="post py-3 pt-md-4 px-1 px-md-5 card-body"><div class="card"><div class="card-subtitle text-center text-gray-blue mb-2"><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/">Chicago Like a Local blog</a><span class="d-inline-block mx-2">|</span><span class="font-weight-normal text-lowercase d-inline-block mr-1">in</span><a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a>, <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/neighborhoods-blog/" rel="category tag">Neighborhoods</a>, <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/" rel="category tag">Parks & outdoors</a>, <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/sports-recreation/" rel="category tag">Sports & recreation</a></div></div><h1 class="post-title font-weight-normal text-center">Top spots for urban birdwatching from the Chicago BIPOC Birders</h1><p class="text-center text-muted mt-3"><span class="d-inline-block">Published on <span class="font-weight-semi-bold text-body">October 23, 2024</span> by <a class="text-body font-weight-bold" href="https://www.choosechicago.com/author/bipoc-birders/">Chicago BIPOC Birders</a></span></p><hr class="border-dashed"><div class="py-3 post-content"><p>Birdwatching, or birding, became a common hobby for nature-inclined Americans in the 20th century due to the widespread availability of field guides. However, birding has undergone a renaissance in recent years. The pandemic lockdown led to many new hobby seekers, which <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7579058/"><strong>sparked a new interest for many</strong></a>. Today, new birders can quickly learn species identification using popular free birding apps such as <strong><a href="https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Merlin</a></strong>. It’s like a Shazam for bird songs combined with a real-life Pokédex!</p><p>Another reason for the rise in popularity of birding is the increase in inclusive birding and nature groups. In the Chicago area, there’s <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/black.people.outside/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black People Outside</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lo_greatlakes/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Latino Outdoors</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/outinnaturechi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Out in Nature</a></strong>, <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fbc_chi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Feminist Bird Club</a></strong>, and more. These groups aim to make the outdoors accessible and welcoming to people of historically marginalized identities.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chicago.bipoc.birders/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago BIPOC Birders</a></strong> is one of those groups! It’s a grassroots effort to build community across Chicago between Black, Indigenous, and birders of color. Birding in groups is another way to build up your bird identification skills while creating a wholesome community with other bird and nature lovers.</p><p>Now that you’ve got your birding buddies, apps, and binoculars, all that’s left is finding your birding spot! The birders at Chicago BIPOC Birders have many favorite birding hotspots around the city that we’d love to share with you.</p><h2>Washington Park</h2><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-644539 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1800" height="1200" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-1800x1200.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Red Shouldered Hawk at Washington Park;" aria-describedby="gallery-1-644617" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-900x600.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_7217-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px"></div><figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-644617'> Red Shouldered Hawk at Washington Park; photo By Erick Masias </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img decoding="async" width="1620" height="1080" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/2400.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Cackling Goose amongst Canada Geese at Washington Park" aria-describedby="gallery-1-644616" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/2400.jpg 1620w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/2400-900x600.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/2400-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/2400-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/2400-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px"></div><figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-644616'> Cackling Goose amongst Canada Geese at Washington Park; photo By Erick Masias </figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>BIPOC Birder: Zelle<br></strong>A part of the original Olmsted-designed park system, <strong><a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/washington-george-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Washington Park</a></strong> and its lagoons host a wide variety of bird species found in every season. Take a short walk from the Garfield Green Line station to the Washington Park casting pier to see a variety of resident waterfowl including the state endangered Black-crowned Night Heron, who forage here during the warmer months.</p><p>From there, turn to the southeast field and you may find our local Red-shouldered Hawk who successfully nested in the park this year! But keep your eyes and ears open because it’s a popular field for all kinds of raptors.</p><p>On the other side of the field, the park’s natural area is always bustling during migration. Here, if you’re lucky you can find a Sora foraging in the marsh, even a rare Prairie or Connecticut Warbler in the bushes near the lagoons or a Yellow-billed Cuckoo in the tall honey locusts; all stopping to fuel up for the rest of their journey south. During the winter, this park is the BEST place in the city to find yourself a rare Cackling Goose! It looks just like a miniature Canada Goose, but is its own species.</p><p><em>Birder <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/washingtonbirdwalks/?igsh=MWc4aHM0aWx4em4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zelle Tenorio</a></strong> loves to bird their local park and has seen over 130 species of birds here during the short 2 1/2 years they have made Woodlawn their home.</em></p><h2>Riis Park</h2><figure id="attachment_644633" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-644633" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-644633" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5509-900x720.png" alt="Fall Scenery at Riis Park" width="900" height="720" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5509-900x720.png 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5509-1751x1400.png 1751w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5509-768x614.png 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5509-1536x1228.png 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5509-2048x1638.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-644633" class="wp-caption-text">Fall Scenery at Riis Park; photo by J’orge Garcia</figcaption></figure><p><strong>BIPOC Birder: J’orge<br><a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/riis-jacob-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Riis Park</a></strong> is located on the northwest side of town in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood. From east to west, it serves as a green oasis between the chain of Cook County Forest Preserves around the city and the Chicago park and boulevard system. It’s a reliable spot for wintering White-throated Sparrows. Merlins are semi-regular visitors here, and the lagoon is healthy enough to hold several Northern Waterthrushes at once.</p><p>Every few summers, a hummingbird will settle in and nest. American Kestrels, on the other hand, are rather reliable nesters here. Earlier this fall migration, nearly every visit produced an uncommon Black-throated Blue Warbler. A great spot to bird here is within the peninsula between the southern lagoon.</p><div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-644539 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1750" height="1400" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5508-1750x1400.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Great Blue Heron at Riis Park" aria-describedby="gallery-2-644607" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5508-1750x1400.png 1750w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5508-900x720.png 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5508-768x614.png 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5508-1536x1229.png 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5508-2048x1638.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1750px) 100vw, 1750px"></div><figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-644607'> Great Blue Heron at Riis Park; photo by J’orge Garcia </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1800" height="1350" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5510-1800x1350.png" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="White Throated Sparrow at Riis Park" aria-describedby="gallery-2-644606" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5510-1800x1350.png 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5510-900x675.png 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5510-768x576.png 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5510-1536x1152.png 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_5510-2048x1536.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px"></div><figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-644606'> White Throated Sparrow at Riis Park; photo by J’orge Garcia </figcaption></figure></div><p><em>Birder <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/citybirds.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">J’orge Garcia</a></strong> grew up just a mile away from Riis Park but hardly ever visited it during their youth. Since birding, he realized that the best thing he can do to support his home park is to bring more attention to it by birding and getting people to the park. He works on <strong><a href="https://citybirds.info/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#CityBirds</a></strong> project, whose goal is to raise awareness of Chicagoland’s bird population and make environmental science more accessible through project-based community learning opportunities. The project also provides technological support to local research and conservation efforts.</em></p><h2>McKinley Park</h2><div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-644539 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="720" height="540" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN5541.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="American Goldfinch at McKinley Park" aria-describedby="gallery-3-644618"></div><figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-644618'> American Goldfinch at McKinley Park; photo by Em De Blas </figcaption></figure><figure class='gallery-item'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1800" height="1350" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN1287-1800x1350.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large" alt="Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker at McKinley Park" aria-describedby="gallery-3-644613" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN1287-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN1287-900x675.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN1287-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN1287-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN1287-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px"></div><figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-644613'> Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker at McKinley Park; photo by Em De Blas </figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>BIPOC Birder: Em<br><a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/mckinley-william-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">McKinley Park</a></strong> on the southwest side features natural areas covered with prairie plants and other varieties of healthy ecosystems. The community members take pride in their local park, which helps ensure it remains thriving.</p><p>With that comes great birds, of course. Black-crowned Night Herons are fairly abundant during the summer season. In the spring, you can expect a good variety of warblers and sparrows. You’ll also find the year-round classics such as downy woodpeckers, northern cardinals, mourning doves, and more! And the northeast corner of the lagoon is pretty bird busy.</p><p><em>Birder <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emdeblas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Em De Blas</strong></a> works as a Bilingual Coordinator for Community Engagement at Brookfield Zoo. They recently served as an organizer for a Big Sit at McKinley Park with Chicago BIPOC Birders. The group was able to witness a rare visitor that day, a Harris’s Sparrow!</em></p><h2>Marquette Park</h2><figure id="attachment_644610" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-644610" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-644610" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-900x600.jpg" alt="Green Heron" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-900x600.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_2769-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-644610" class="wp-caption-text">Green Heron; photo by Erick Masias</figcaption></figure><p><strong>BIPOC Birder: Adolfo<br></strong><strong><a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/marquette-jacques-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marquette Park</a></strong> is a huge 320-acre green space in the heart of Chicago Lawn. Along the northern end of the lagoon on the east side of the park, some of the oldest trees in the park are home to many year-round resident birds.</p><p>One of the original prairie remnants in Chicago is located in the center island of the park and is a solid place to find sparrows. During the summer, plant life is booming with prairie dock, cup plant, wild bergamot, purple and yellow coneflowers, and more!</p><p>The south end of the park is reliable for bigger herons, such as the Great Blue Heron, whereas the sneakier smaller Green Herons like the east side. Ducks, geese, and the occasional Caspian Tern and Double-crested Cormorant take full advantage of the giant lagoon.</p><p><em>Birder Adolfo Casterjon loves Marquette Park with all his heart! He helps run the <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/westlawnconservationclub/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Lawn Conservation Club</a></strong> when he’s not birding, and is a knowledgeable botanist and naturalist.</em></p><h2>Northerly Island</h2><p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-644609" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_9547-900x675.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_9547-900x675.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_9547-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_9547-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_9547-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_9547-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"></p><p><strong>BIPOC Birder: Erick<br></strong>Previously an airport in the heart of downtown, the <strong><a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/northerly-island-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Northerly Island</a></strong> peninsula juts out into the lake making a perfect refuge for migratory birds, similar to the more popular Montrose Point. Plus, you’ll get incredible views of the skyline and lagoon from the southern hill of the peninsula. The cityscape makes for an incredible backdrop for any aspiring bird photographers looking to capture the essence of urban nature.</p><p>Bird-wise, this is a place to go year-round. In the summer, it hosts many wetland birds such as herons and nesting cliff swallows. The spring and fall bring a huge push of migrants through, but the wintertime is often overlooked in birding. At Northerly Island, the winter draws all sorts of raptors including uncommon Snowy Owls and Northern Harriers, and more common Red-Tailed Hawks.</p><p>And of course, the lagoon is the winter home to many funky ducks, including a rare hybrid Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser affectionately known to birders as the Merganeye!</p><figure id="attachment_644611" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-644611" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-644611" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-900x600.jpg" alt="Cliff Swallow at Northerly Island" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-900x600.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-1800x1200.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/IMG_1673-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-644611" class="wp-caption-text">Cliff Swallow at Northerly Island; photo by Erick Masias</figcaption></figure><p><em>Birder Erick Masias often bikes to Northerly Island as a way to practice Green Birding. He recently took 4th place in a Chicago-wide photography contest with a portrait of a flying Great Blue Heron at Northerly Island.</em></p><h2>Douglass Park</h2><figure id="attachment_644612" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-644612" style="width: 900px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-644612" src="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN8265-900x675.jpg" alt="Black-crowned Night Heron" width="900" height="675" srcset="https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN8265-900x675.jpg 900w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN8265-1800x1350.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN8265-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN8265-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2024/10/DSCN8265-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-644612" class="wp-caption-text">Black-crowned Night Heron</figcaption></figure><div class="advanced-ads_d7686fac741c0c3db7c6d77a63830816 advanced-ads_blog-all" id="advanced-ads_d7686fac741c0c3db7c6d77a63830816"></div><p><strong>BIPOC Birder: Sammy<br></strong>Located on Chicago’s west side within the North Lawndale and Pilsen neighborhoods, <strong><a href="https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/douglass-anna-frederick-park" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Douglass Park</a></strong> is a charming green space that attracts both birds and birders as a wonderfully wild pocket of nature in the urban landscape.</p><p>The park’s 160 acres include a variety of habitats, the most notable being its lagoons. The lagoon is the epicenter of floral and faunal diversity of Douglass Park. Its willow trees provide substantial areas of refuge for many birds, including state-endangered Black-crowned Night Herons.</p><p>Tall, dead trees scattered around the lagoon’s perimeter provide shelter and food sources for insects and birds alike. Much of the time, you can find Northern Flickers atop those dead trees calling away.</p><p>Amongst the park’s lawns, a variety of sparrow species, Yellow-rumped Warblers, and Palm Warblers forage about in the dozens. Numerous migratory birds use Douglass Park as a stopover site during their journeys, foraging on the park’s honey locusts. On the regular, Mallards and Wood Ducks paddle back and forth in the lagoons.</p><p><em>Birder <strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wildlifesammy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sammy Cabindol</a></strong> is an Ambassador Animal Specialist at Crabtree Nature Center for the Forest Preserves of Cook County and just wrapped up a season with the Urban Night Heron Project at Lincoln Park Zoo. 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