Come bird with us on Memorial Day morning! With woodland, savanna and wetland habitats, Sedge Meadow is a great place for birders to look for lingering warblers, flycatchers, vireos and other spring migrants (one previous chapter walk here yielded a Brewster’s Warbler, a hybrid Blue-winged and Golden-winged Warbler that is rarely reported in the Chicago area) as well as resident species.

Directions: The preserve is located on Wadsworth Rd., just east of US 41. Meet at the Sedge Meadow entrance, which is the first parking lot east of US 41 (NOT the canoe launch lot).

Leaders: Charlotte Pavelka and Doug Reitz 847-347-8416

Please register for the Sedge Meadow field trip here so that we can get a head count and contact you in the event of a date change due to weather conditions.

Catch the end of spring migration and the beginning of nesting season at Lake County’s best spot for grassland and marsh birds, including Bobolink, Henslow’s Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark and sometimes Dickcissel. With 1,216 uninterrupted acres, the habitat includes prairie, wetland and an oak grove that plays host to passerines. Rollins is also one of the few places in the county to find Trumpeter Swans, which have nested here for several years.

Bring a spotting scope to scan the large wetland if you have one.

Directions: Meet at the Drury Lane parking lot on the north side of the preserve. From I-94, exit Grand Ave. west to Rollins Rd., then turn left (west) on Rollins and south on Drury Lane Drive .3 mile to the parking lot on left.

Leader: Beau Schaefer 847-337-3602

Please register for the Rollins Savanna field trip here so that we can get a head count and contact you in the event of a date change due to weather conditions.