Old Sutton Rd
Barrington Township, IL
USA
Hello, grassland birding! Horizon Farm, a former equestrian estate, is one of Cook County’s newest forest preserves and a welcome addition to the scarce grassland habitat in the Chicagoland area. The property covers nearly 400 acres and features meadows, wetlands and small streams as well as open habitat for grassland species including Bobolink (we counted more than 30 here on our trip last year) as well as Henslow’s Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark and more. Our friends from Kane County Audubon will be joining us for the fun.
Directions: Horizon Farm is located at Old Sutton Rd., south of Otis Rd. From the north suburbs, take Lake Cook Road to N. Quentin Rd., Turn south (left) on Quentin, drive 1.1 mile to Dundee and turn west (right). Drive 5 miles and turn south (left) on IL-59, west (right) on Algonquin Rd Il-62, and then north (right) on Old Sutton Rd.
Leader: Pieter Bonin 540-454-9394
Please register for the Horizon Farm walk HERE so that we can get a headcount and contact you in the event of a date change due to weather conditions.