320. Elsen’s Hill, Winfield, Illinois
The Elsen’s Hill unit of West DuPage Woods Forest Preserve in a western suburb of Chicago is a great place to bird year-round.
Jeff Reiter
Jeff Reiter handles communications at Cantigny Park and writes “Words on Birds,” a newspaper column and blog. He is a past president of the DuPage Birding Club and received the Excellence in Environmental Reporting Award from Chicago Audubon Society in 2015.
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273. Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
This park near Chicago attracts dozens of warbler species, Purple Martin, and Red-headed Woodpecker, among others.