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Birdwatching in spring at the Magic Hedge, Montrose Point, and Jackson Park, ChicagoSubscriber Only Access

Parks along Chicago's Lake Michigan shore are two of the best migratory songbird stopovers in the Midwest

By Sheryl DeVore
Published: May 1, 2001

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