Bird Watch

Bird Watch Piping Plover Biodiversity Waukegan's unique dune and swale habitat is home to a diverse community of plants and wildlife including many endangered and threatened species and is excellent Common Terns EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH habitat for a wide range... More

Bird Watch Piping Plover Biodiversity Waukegan's unique dune and swale habitat is home to a diverse community of plants and wildlife including many endangered and threatened species and is excellent Common Terns EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH habitat for a wide range of birds. The Federally endangered Piping Plover nested in Waukegan in 2018 and the Waukegan shore provides waukeganparks.org/signs these rare birds with nesting site opportunities. In 2017 and 2018 the Shorebirds Sharing Our Shore Waukegan dunes were the only site Shorebirds have declined 70% in North American since the The Lake County Audubon Society (LCAS) partners with the in Illinois where State endangered 1970's due to habitat loss, predation, climate change and City of Waukegan on a Beach Stewardship Program: Sharing Common Terns attempted to breed. human disturbance. Conservation of breeding, stopover Our Shore-Waukegan. The goal of the partnership is to Please stay on the designated and wintering habitat is crucial for shor Less