# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sketching for the Birds
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: For International Urban Sketchers Week, we are partnering with the Chicago Black-crowned Night Heron Project to sketch an endangered species, the Black-crowned Night Heron (BCNH), outside the Lincoln Park Zoo.  Amy Lardner will meet us and provide background about the species and ongoing conservation efforts.

About 800 of these birds nest along the fence on the West side of the zoo from Webster to Dickens and outside the zoo is a great place to see them.  If you go to the Lincoln Park Zoo sign at the main entrance and look up, you can see nests and birds.

The Chicago Black-crowned Night Heron Project is dedicated to advocating for Illinois state-endangered Black-crowned Night Heron, centered on North America's largest known breeding colony in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo through outreach, education, research and collaboration.

Sketch courtesy of Don Colley.

Bring a chair and binoculars if you have them.  

Rain date May 3rd, 12-2.  Other opportunities to sketch BCNH include Mostly Mondays April 13, and our June 20 monthly meeting being held at the Zoo.

There is a planned exhibition of our sketches in the fall.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/sketching-for-the-birds/200029930372321
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, meetups, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029930372321?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=chicago-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Lincoln Park Zoo
- **lat**: 41.920985235498
- **long**: -87.633723459366
- **full address**: Lincoln Park Zoo, N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy,Chicago, Illinois, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Sketching for the Birds being held?
  - **A:** Sketching for the Birds takes place on Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Lincoln Park Zoo, N Cannon Dr at W Fullerton Pkwy,Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Sketching for the Birds is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Chicago, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Sketching for the Birds sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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