Woodcock Walk

Friday, March 27, 7:00pm Free event @ the Historic Prairie House, 11225 Constitution Drive, Westchester Guide: E.J. Neafsey Join our Woodcock experts at dusk to see the male woodcocks perform their daring courtship flight. Every spring, our male Woodcocks return to......More

Friday, March 27, 7:00pm Free event @ the Historic Prairie House, 11225 Constitution Drive, Westchester Guide: E.J. Neafsey Join our Woodcock experts at dusk to see the male woodcocks perform their daring courtship flight. Every spring, our male Woodcocks return to an area a little south of the Prairie House deck. From that vantage point, when the weather conditions are just right, one can watch their dramatic and dangerous flights. It is their way of attracting a female. They are showing off their courage. Just before the male takes off, he makes loud nasal peent calls that are preceded by soft throaty notes. Periodically, the male launches into flight flying higher and higher, about a hundred feet from the ground. No other bird performs a more dangerous courtship flight. Join us and see and hear this unique and daring courtship flight from the deck of the Prairie house.

The Historic Prairie House @ 11225 Constitution Dr, Westchester, IL 60154

The Gem of Chicago Wilderness: Restoration and Ecology of the Greatest (a Great) Natural Region of the U.S.

Sunday, April 26, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Free event @ the Historic Prairie House, 11225 Constitution Drive, Westchester Presenter: Spencer Cortwright, Indiana University Northwest

The Historic Prairie House @ 11225 Constitution Dr, Westchester, IL 60154