Dangerously Decorated is an ongoing series investigating the man-made materials found incorporated into the nests of Chicago's avian residents. Due to the majority of these nests being discovered after they were abandoned, the identification of each nest's architect is tentative.
Location: Locke Elementary School
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 16, 2022
Photographed: May 22, 2022
Location: Locke Elementary School
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 16, 2022
Photographed: May 22, 2022
Location: Locke Elementary School
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 16, 2022
Photographed: May 22, 2022
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: June 3, 2018
Photographed: June 7, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 7, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 7, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 7, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 5, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 5, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 5, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 3, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered: May 19, 2018
Photographed: June 3, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: May 19, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: May 19, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: May 19, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: May 19, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: May 19, 2018
Location: Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie
Species: Baltimore Oriole (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: April 28, 2018
Location: Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie
Species: Baltimore Oriole (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: April 28, 2018
Location: Diversey Harbor
Species: House sparrow (Tentative)
Discovered and photographed: March 26, 2018
Location: Diversey Harbor
Species: House sparrow (Tentative)
Discovered and photographed: March 26, 2018
Location: North Pond Nature Sanctuary
Species: Unknown
Discovered and photographed: March 26, 2018
Location: Rogers Park
Species: House sparrow (Definitive)
Discovered and photographed: March 5, 2018
Location: Millennium Park
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered and photographed: February 13, 2018
Location: Millennium Park
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered and photographed: February 13, 2018
Location: Millennium Park
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered and photographed: February 13, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered: September 30, 2017
Photographed: March 5, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered: September 30, 2017
Photographed: March 5, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered: September 30, 2017
Photographed: March 5, 2018
Location: Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary
Species: American robin (Tentative)
Discovered: September 30, 2017
Photographed: March 5, 2018
Location: Millennium Park
Species: Unknown
Discovered and photographed: February 28, 2016
Synthetic (sinˈTHedik)
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