It’s shorebird migration time, and the Techny Basin Conservation Area can have excellent shorebird habitat under the right conditions. We’ll begin at “Techny North” – located on the North branch of the Chicago River – which is among the best non-lake shorebird spots in the area. It also offers grassland habitat to the east, where species like Dickcissels nested this summer (thanks in part to initiatives by local birders to prevent mowing during the breeding season), and a view of the Willowhill Golf Course to the west that can yield raptors and other species.
After birding Techny North, we’ll drive five minutes to the second Techny Basin area – just south of Willow Road – to look for other shorebirds and landbirds.
Join us for coffee/breakfast afterward.
Scopes are helpful to view the shorebirds – please bring scopes if you have them.
Directions: Drive west on Willow Road past Waukegan Road and turn right (north) at the light at Pinstripes, which is Founders Drive. Turn left at the Sheraton Chicago Northbrook and park in the farthest west lo t overlooking the basin.
Leader: Kerry Swift 847-323-6878
Please register at https://forms.gle/Szjp17Vsf8NB9ADB8 so we can get a head count and contact you in the event of a date change due to weather conditions.