Highland’s Heron Rookery

About Highland’s Heron Rookery

The Little Calumet River Levee Trail follows along the boundary of Highland’s Heron Rookery, a large wetland home to many marshbirds and waterbirds such as coots, egrets, and herons. While herons no longer nest at the site, a Great Horned Owl has begun nesting at the site.

 

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