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Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is a 15-acre bird sanctuary and nature preserve located at 200 W. Montrose Harbor Dr. in Chicago, Illinois as part of Lincoln Park. The preserve includes Prairie, Savanna, Woodland, as well as an ADA Path, Birding Area, and Nature Trail.

During the Cold War, Montrose Point was a Nike missile site, site C-03, for the United States Army from Oct 1955 – June 1965. Honeysuckle bushes were planted to obscure their base. After the army left, local birders noticed that the honeysuckle, nicknamed "the Magic Hedge," was attracting several birds, including the Chestnut-sided Warbler. Throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, conservationists and birders worked together to officially designate this area a nature preserve and bird sanctuary.

Birding
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is often visited during spring and fall migration. Passerines, as well as many other birds, often use the sanctuary as a stopover during their biannual migration. During peak birding season, there are often reports of the central meadow holding large numbers of sparrows, notably Le Conte’s, White-Crowned, Lincoln's and Fox.

In winter, the sanctuary is reported to have roosting owls, including Northern Saw-whet.

Monty and Rose
In 2019, two piping plovers nested at Montrose Beach, becoming the first nesting Piping Plover pair in the city since 1948. They were named Monty and Rose after their nesting spot.

History and Renovation
In 2015, the Chicago Park District produced a future renovation master plan to guide development and renovation of the area. In accordance with the plan, the sanctuary added a butterfly meadow at the west end of the site. In 2021, an ADA-accessible trail was added to the site. Relatedly, an accessible 1/3 mile long loop was added, partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

LGBTQ+ Community
Historically, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary was a community space for gay men in Chicago. Many men in these spaces were arrested for public indecency and anti-sodomy laws. In 2016, filmmaker Frederic Moffet produced a short art documentary about the sanctuary's history in relation to Chicago's gay cruising scene.