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"Stop for a second and listen. Somewhere up in the trees along this water there is a noise like somebody dragging a rusted gate open. Now look up into the branches for hunched gray shapes sitting very still. Those are black-crowned night herons. They are endangered in the state of Illinois, and this is the last breeding colony left in the entire state. Nobody brought them here. They chose it."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at The Nature Boardwalk
This is just one of 10 stops on the The Best Free Day in Chicago tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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