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BURNHAM PARK— The most dramatic feature of the McCormick Bird Over 500 shrubs were planted in this area. At the MCCORMICK BIRD SANCTUARY Sanctuary is the prairie on top of an underground bottom of the slope is a small pond 5 , edged Site No 08 parking garage 1 . A mix of short prairie grasses by slabs of limestone. Blue flag irises bloom and flowers have been planted. The crisply rectan- around the sides, and dragonflies hover nearby. gular grassland is inhabited by little bluestem, This water element is an important feature for black-eyed susans, yellow coneflower, and other wildlife, including birds. The pond's water circulation prairie plants. system is powered by solar energy; the system is located inside the south end of the fenced prairie. The primary purpose of the site is to supply Beyond the pond is a large grove of hawthorns habitat for migrating birds; there are few other and newly-planted bur oaks 4 . places along Chicago's lakefront that have the same open, grassy character. In spring of 2004, The mix of habitats here is already showing birders counted 1,000 sparrows in a single day results for birds, making this a prime spot for at this new prairie. These weren't the English birders to visit during migration. sparrows typical of cities, but were native sparrows, the sort seen in Chicago only during 16th migration. Seventeen of the birds were Nelson's CLARK LAKE SHORE sharp-tailed sparrows, a species characterized in ER CH CULLERTON AR David Sibley's Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern CERMAK North America as "solitary and secretive." STEVENSON To the south of the grassland, sumac 26th and chokeberry populate a fairly steep slope off the garage and back into parkland 2 . 31st DAN RYAN STATE MICHIGAN Burnham Park— O . 08 McCormick Bird Sanctuary N ADDRESS 2400 S Lake Shore Dr OWNER Chicago Park District ACREAGE 8.43 ST E V ENSO HABITATS N 1 3 Prairie/Grassland 2 4 Forest/Woodland 5 Aquatic F O R T DE A R Burnham Park—McCormick Bird Sanctuary 2400 SOUTH / 500 EAST BO R N DIRECTIONS Due to limited road access, the best way to visit the sanctuary is by bicycle or on foot using the Chicago Lakefront Trail. If driving, parking is available in the McCormick Place garages. L Chicago Habitat Directory 2005 LA A KE K E SHO SH O R R E E 38 Page Page 38 100 Feet.

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