Comments on: Conservation project tracks behavior, migration of Chicago’s endangered heron https://illinoisaudubon.org/blog/2024/06/11/conservation-project-tracks-behavior-migration-of-chicagos-endangered-heron/ When you join the IAS, you're preserving wildlife sanctuaries statewide. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Martha Armour https://illinoisaudubon.org/blog/2024/06/11/conservation-project-tracks-behavior-migration-of-chicagos-endangered-heron/#comment-60386 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:03:14 +0000 https://illinoisaudubon.org/?p=30432#comment-60386 Just an FYI, a friend of mine in Macoupin county sent me a picture of an immature black-crowned night heron he saw in a deep, wet ditch on his farm on July 12, 2024 at 11:00 am. He doesn’t know how long it had been there or how long it stayed since he was just mowing around the area.
I shared the picture with 2 experienced birders who both said it was indeed an immature black-crowned night heron.

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