May is peak bird migration in Chicago! Welcome back birds at this year’s International Migratory Bird Day Celebration in one of Chicago’s best migratory bird stopover areas, LaBagh Wood, a Centennial Volunteers project site*. Watch scientists band and release birds migrating from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Visit with a live owl or hawk. Tour a bird-focused habitat restoration and plant a shrub. Listen to the songs of a local chorus, the Bullfrogs. Enjoy crafts, snacks, bird walks and more. All are welcome! FREE event.
LaBagh Woods is at 4600-4628 W. Foster Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630. Visit the Facebook Event page for updates.
*Centennial Volunteers are people dedicated to restoring special Forest Preserve sites along the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. Founded in 2014, the Centennial Volunteers program is a partnership between Friends of the Chicago River, the Forest Preserves of Cook County, Friends of the Forest Preserves, the Field Museum, and Chicago Ornithological Society.
Learn what it takes to restore diverse wildlife, trees, wildflowers, and health in our forest preserves and our river system. Our goal is to grow a community of people who will become caretakers and stewards through on-going education and training.