Rookery Roosts
Join us at the active Lincoln Park rookery, where volunteers share information about nesting behavior and urban wildlife.
Find us on Stockton Drive between Webster and Dickens, outside Lincoln Park Zoo
2026 Rookery Roosts:
Tuesdays
6 - 8 PM (April -July)
Saturdays
May 23 1 - 3 PM
June 6 9 - 11 AM
June 20 1 - 3 PM
Sundays
May 10 9 - 11 AM
May 17 9 - 11 AM
May 31 1 - 3 PM
June 14 9 - 11 AM
Make Art
Urban Sketchers Chicago is documenting the rookery. Anyone is welcome - just bring sketching materials. A fall show is planned.
April 13 1 -3 PM
May 2 12 - 2 PM
June 20 12 - 3 PM
Stockton Drive between Webster and Dickens, outside Lincoln Park Zoo
Celebrate Herons
Midsummer gathering with Urban Rivers highlighting herons and the Wild Mile restoration project along the Chicago River.
June 24 - details forthcoming
Custom Experiences
Would you like a group talk, activity, or educational visit focused on Black‑crowned Night Herons in Chicago?