Places to watch a sunset in north of Chicago
Photography sun and moon rise in Chicago area.
1. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago
2. Buckingham Fountain, Chicago
3. Navy pier, Chicago
North Avenue Beach, Chicago
Montrose Beach, Chicago
Foster Beach, Chicago
Northwestern University
Lighthouse Beach, Evanston
Gillson Park Dog Beach, Wilmette
Glencoe Beach, Glencoe
Rosewood Park, Highland Park
Millard Park, Highland Park
Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, Lake Forest
Forest Park, Lake Forest
Sunrise Park, Lake Bluff
Waukegan Municipal Beach, Waukegan
Illinois Beach Nature Preserve, Waukegan
check direction: https://www.mooncalc.org
Chain O’Lakes, Fox Lake, 8916 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove IL 60081
Independence Grove, Libertyville
Century Park, Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills, IL
Lake Charles Park, Vernon Hills, 11 Greggs Pkwy, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Sunset Park and Lake Bluff Beach can watch Sun and moon rise.
Big Foot Beach State Park, 1550 S Lake Shore Dr, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Lake Arlington, 2201 N Windsor Dr, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Wildlife:
Bird watch: http://www.ebird.org
https://www.reconnectwithnature.org
- 北非： 拍鸟的地方在2400 W Central Rd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
2. 南非：Wil try this one next time 15451 Joliet Rd, Plainfield, IL 60544
3. Photography Hummingbird:
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 West 111th St
Lemont, IL 60439
27064 S. Dutton Road, Crete Township
Joliet’s Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory located at 225 N. Gougar Road Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens
Where: 7402 S. Lake Katherine Drive (off Route 83/College Drive), Palos Heights. within the 660-acre Pilcher Park.
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve
4. Almond Marsh, Grayslake, IL 60030. 32550 North Almond Road
Grayslake, IL 60030. Hours: Rookery Observation: Saturdays, 8 am–12 pm, April–June (except Memorial Day weekend).
沙丘鹤/Sandhill Crane：Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: W4279 Headquarters Road, Mayville, WI
State Horicon Marsh, N7725 HIGHWAY 28, HORICON, WISCONSIN 53032
The northern two-thirds of Horicon Marsh is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as the 22,000 acre Horicon National Wildlife Refuge. The southern third of the marsh is managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources as Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area.
DeKalb, il. SE 182nd St. Bettendorf, IA 52722 (eagle）
蜂鸟 hummingbird
Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, 12545 West 111th St
Lemont, IL 60439
27064 S. Dutton Road, Crete Township, Beecher, IL 60401
Joliet’s Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory
225 Gougar Rd, Joliet, IL 60432
located at 225 N. Gougar Road Lake Katherine Nature Center and Botanic Gardens
Where: 7402 S. Lake Katherine Drive
Palos Heights, IL 60463
(off Route 83/College Drive), Palos Heights. within the 660-acre Pilcher Park.
天鹅 swan
The Westin Chicago Northwest, 400 Park Blvd, Itasca, IL 60143
AMLI Deerfield and Walgreens Corporate Headquarter.
Motorola Solutions, Schaumburg, IL
1196 N. Arlington Heights Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL
2018 Foxglove Dr. Northbrook, IL
Orchard View Park, 19933 IL-60, Mundelein, IL 60060
Amcor Flexibles Americas HQ, 2150 E Lake Cook Rd, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Shaumburg city center; Wolf Lake, Chicago; Milwaukee road and lake cook road.
Old Farm Park, 1300 Highland Grove Dr, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Lundbeck and Essendant, 6 Parkway N, Deerfield, IL 60015
Crabtree Nature Center
3 Stover Road. Barrington Hills, IL 60010
Green Lake, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
https://goo.gl/maps/dhsb5nGCueM2
Fabyan Forest Preserve, 1925 Batavia Ave. Geneva, IL 60134, 拍猫头鹰：中间有一颗古树，被橘黄色栏杆围着。
Owl in Stillman Alexander Nature Center. 33 W Penny Rd
South Barrington, IL 60010 , Sundays 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Whalon Lake, Royce Road, Naperville, IL 60565
The Magic Hedge, Chicago, IL 60640
W. Montrose Avenue, North Lakeshore.
River Trail Nature Center: 3120 Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062
Point Pelee National Park, MI
Crabtree Nature Center
3 Stover Road. Barrington Hills, IL 60010
白头鹰 Bald Eagle
Conowingo Dam in Darlington, Maryland
Brackendale Eagle Provincial Park, Canada
Lake Calumet, Chicago, IL 60633
Bald Eagle Watching
* Lock and Dam No. 13, Fulton Township, IL
•Lock & Dam 15, Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 17th St. & 1st Ave., Rock Island, Illinois
•Sunset Marina, 10 31st Ave., Rock Island, Illinois
•Lock & Dam 15, 101 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Iowa
•Lock & Dam 14, 25549 182nd St., Pleasant Valley, Iowa
•Illiniwek Forest Preserve, 836 State Ave., Hampton, Illinois
•Hampton Heritage Center, 251 S. State Ave., Hampton, Illinois
Conowingo Dam，Cecil County, Maryland
Lock & Dam 14, Bettendorf, IA 52722 (Subway: 1717 State St, Bettendorf, IA 52722, McDonald’s, Mississippi Market Place, 1403 Eagle Ridge Rd, Le Claire, IA 52753 )
US Army Corps of Engineers, Lock & Dam 13, 4999 Lock Rd, Fulton, IL 60152
328 Rodman Ave, Rock Island , IL
McHenry Hills State Park914 S. River Road, McHenry, IL 60050, 815-385-1624. Or Stratton Lock & Dam, or fish tales concession.
Oswegoland Park District Civic Center, 5 Ashlawn Ave, Oswego, IL 60543 or 41.701101,-88.349394
Fox River Trail, Montgomery, IL 60538, 41.730394,-88.336143
“I parked at the Elgin Continental Little League lot behind the DMV on (Route) 31 just south of (Route) 20,” Sheely said. “We walked along the shoreline south, roughly no more than a quarter of a mile, to try and get a little closer to the bigger numbers. Every time I tried to count them, a few more would fly in from around the bend. But from where I was standing just south of a boat ramp, I counted 60 just along the eastern shoreline between the Route 20 bridge and probably about a quarter of a mile south of that.”
Conowingo, MA
Water St. in Prairie du Sac. WI
The Alliant – Hydroelectric Dam, Prairie Du Sac, WI
Veterans Memorial park, 700 VFW Dr, Sauk City, WI 53583
River Front Downtown – Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578
Popular Eagle Viewing Areas
Currently Eagle viewing is dictated by the weather. With heavy snow cover and cold temperatures the birds will move inland to small streams with open water to feed for fish. Or they will watch for a farmer that is spreading agricultural carion on snow covered fields.
As the weather warms and snow and ice melts additional areas of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers will open. This open water will provide bald eagles areas for catching their favorite food source, fish. In the Prairie du Chien area this open water will include areas along the river front and along St. Feriole Slough south to the Campion Boat Landing. Check open water areas near the Regional Tourism Center and at the Blackhawk Ave and Washington St. bridges. A scope works from these locations. Be sure to stay in your car, as a car is the best bird blind you can have at these locations. The best views of eagle nests occur north of Prairie du Chien. North of the cemetery on Main Street/County Road K there is a nest on the west side of the highway. This nest can be seen by stopping near the no passing zone sign and looking west. The nest is in a large cottonwood tree in the second tree line. Since early January a pair of eagles have been visiting this nest.
Three nests are located off Ambro Road. When County Road K turns to the right, just before the railroad tracks, turn onto Ambro Road. Follow this road to the left into the Ambro Slough area.One nest is located on the Gremore Lake side, east of Ambro Road, just north of the Wisconsin DNR boat landing.This nest is hard to see once the leaves are on the trees.When there are no leaves you can see the nest by stopping on the road and searching the trees along the edge of the lake just north of the landing. By parking on the boat ramp at the Ambro landing you can see a nest in the far tree line straight west of the landing.Just 100 yards south of the Ambro boat landing and on the west side of slough there is another nest in a large cottonwood tree. This nest is easily seen by simply stopping on the road and looking between the cabins into the first tree line.This is a huge nest and has been at that location for many years.
Lock and Dam 9, 11 miles north of Prairie du Chien, is also a good location to observed eagles feeding or sitting in trees along the river. Go to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lock area or the Gordon’s Bay Boat Landing south of the dam for the best viewing. Eagles can also be found feeding on agricultural carrion in fields along U.S. Highway 18 east of Prairie du Chien, between Patch Grove and Mount Hope. North of Prairie du Chien on State Hwy 27 near County Road N watch for eagles feeding on commercial fish waste and agricultural carion in adjacent fields.
There are 5 active eagle nests in the Prairie du Chien area that are easily viewed. The pair of eagles using any of these nests is busy carrying branches and other nesting material to the nest in preparation for the upcoming nesting activity. Egg laying will occur in late February or early March.
Prairie du Chien Viewing Areas
A good spot for eagle viewing is between the Blackhawk Avenue and Washington Street bridges in Prairie du Chien. A large artesian well provides open water. Eagles will perch in trees along the slough. Check the trees along the Mississippi River shore near and across from Lawler Park on St. Feriole Island is another location of eagle activity. The park is west and north of the Blackhawk Avenue bridge. A mounted bird scope for viewing is available (located in back of building) at the Wisconsin Welcome Center/Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce building, 211 S. Main. Enroute to Prairie du Chien watch for eagles soaring or perching in trees in open field areas looking for food.
A spotting scope is nice too. Eagle watching begins in the morning about an hour after sunrise. The birds are most active from then until about 3:00PM, feeding in open water areas. Birds can be seen soaring, perching in riverside trees, and sitting on the ice. By late afternoon the birds will be heading for the roost and will not be active unless you are on a flight path to the roost.
The best places to see eagles in the area include the Gordon’s Bay boat landing and Lock and Dam #9, 10 miles north of Prairie du Chien. The boat landing is cleared of snow so eagle watchers can simply park near the ramp facing slightly upstream. Watch for eagles in the big cottonwoods along the Wisconsin shoreline, across the river in trees along the Iowa shoreline, and soaring overhead or over the open water caused by flowing water from the dam.
雪雁
Emiquon Preserve: 11304 N. Prairie Rd, Lewistown, IL 61542
Loess Bluffs/Squaw Creek: Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge: 25542 US-159, Forest City, MO 64451
Baker’s Lake Nature Preserve, Dundee Rd, Barrington, IL 60010 (有一个鸟窝）
Bald eagle nest in Busse Woods, Elk Grove Village just south of I-90 and west of Arlington Height Road.
Great Blue Heron shot at Skokie Northshore Channel/Sculpture Park
Cunton IL
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary.
Whalon Lake will county Forest Preserve
Pioneer Park Forest Preserve in Naperville
Sunflower Maze: 9805 RT 173, Hebron, IL
Barrington Hills Farm
2790 Spring Creek Rd, Tower Lakes, IL 60010
Heaps Giant Pumpkin Farm
853 US-52, Minooka, IL 60447
M & D Farms and Garden Cnter
14946 S.Bell Rd. Homer Glen,IL 60491
Thistleberry Farm
61391 Mayflower Rd, South Bend, IN 46614
Johnson’s Farm Produce
8960 E Ridge Rd, Hobart, IN 46342
Sun flower: Pope Farm Wisconsin near Madison.
7440 West Old Sauk Road, Verona, WI 53593
Eugster’s Farm Market Inc, 3865 WI-138, Stoughton, WI 53589
(608)873-3822, 有观景台。
Thompson Strawberry Farm
14000 75th Street, Bristol, WI 53104
Lannon Sunflower Farm
W204 N8525, Lannon Rd,
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
Light House: Waukegan Harbor Lighthouse.
Fall Color:
1. Anderson Japanese Gardens in Rockford
2. Potawatomi Woods in Wheeling,
Spring:
1. The Japanese Garden in Jackson Park features cherry blossom trees that bloom each spring. The peak bloom period lasts for about 6 to 10 days, and typically happens in late April to early May. These trees have been extended beyond the garden as well to the area around Jackson Park’s Columbia Basin.
6401 S. Stony Island Ave. Chicago, IL 60637
Parks:
Lake County Forest Preserves and parks
Canterbury Park
1144 W Golf Rd, Libertyville, IL 60048
Techny Basin
2050 Claire Ct, Glenview, IL 60025
Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve
18163 West Checker Road | Long Grove, IL 60047
Heron Creek Forest Preserve
22890 N. Old McHenry Road | Lake Zurich, IL 60047
Berkeley Prairie Forest Preserve
1620 Ridge Road | Highland Park 60035
Prairie Wolf Forest Preserve
11403 West Highway 22 | Highland Park, IL 60015
Prairie Wolf Dog Park
1915 S Waukegan Rd Lake Forest | Lake Forest, IL 60045
Half Day Forest Preserve
24255 N Hwy 21 | Vernon Hills, IL 60060
Captain Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve
Address: 24830 St. Mary’s Road | Mettawa, IL 60045
Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home
25200 N St. Mary’s Road | Mettawa, IL 60061
MIddlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
1401 Middlefork Drive | Lake Forest, IL 60045
Old School Forest Preserve
28285 St. Mary’s Road | Mettawa, IL 60048
Oriole Grove Forest Preserve
Corner of Witchwood Rd and Maclaren Ln | Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Oak Spring Road Canoe Launch
15645 W Oak Spring Rd | Libertyville, IL 60048
Independence Grove Forest Preserve
16400 West Buckley Road | Libertyville, IL 60048
Cuba Marsh Forest Preserve
24205 W Cuba Rd | Deer Park, IL 60010
Vernon hills Century Park.
- Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville, IL,
- Blueline Damen Station, Chicago IL
- Busse Woods Forest Preserve
Cantigny Park, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL 60189 - Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe
- Conservatories & Greenhouse
Garfield Park Conservatory
300 N. Central Park Ave.
Chicago, IL 60624
(773) 638-1766 - Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago IL 60614
7. Kilbourn Greenhouse
3501 N. Kilbourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
8. Lincoln Park Conservatory
2391 N. Stockton Dr.
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 742-7736
9. DeKalb, IL 60115 – some old building
10. East Higgins and South Arlington Heights Roads, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
11. Fabyan Forest Preserve, 1925 Batavia Ave
Geneva, IL 60134
12. Hiram Buttric Mill in Antioch
Jasper Pulaski, In
13. Lake Forest College, 555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
14. Lockport, IL on 9/12/2015 weekend and Rockford on 9/26/2015 weekend: WWI days.
15. Mundelein Seminary, 1000 E Maple Ave, Mundelein, IL 60060
15. THE MORTON ARBORETUM, 4100 ILLINOIS ROUTE 53, LISLE, IL 60532
16. Openlands Lakeshore Preserve, Highland Park, IL
17. Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve, Lake Forest, il
18. Bird Haven Greenhouse & Conservatory, 225 N Gougar Rd, Joliet, IL
19. Naperville Settlement, IL
20. Waukegan Beach, 201 Sea Horse Drive, Waukegan, IL 60085
21. 麋鹿
http://www.ChicagoNatureNow.com
10002 Busse Woods, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007