{"id":315469,"date":"2025-11-26T20:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315469\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T20:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T20:55:11","slug":"photos-snowy-owls-visit-chicago-lakefront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/315469\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos, snowy owls visit Chicago lakefront"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to\u00a0witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/11\/25\/snowy-owls-chicago-irruption\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">snowy owls<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary and a third briefly at Rainbow Beach, according to the Chicago Ornithological Society.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A snowy owl stands near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"2142\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-owl-1125-14-x-01-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29971702\" \/>A snowy owl stands near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Snowy owls fly near Chicago's Montrose Beach, Nov. 24, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"1575\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-snowy-owl-1124-13-x-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29971015\" \/>Snowy owls fly near Chicago&#8217;s Montrose Beach, Nov. 24, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A snowy owl flies near Montrose Beach, Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"2197\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-snowy-owl-1124-12-x-01.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29970986\" \/>A snowy owl flies near Montrose Beach, Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Cathy Heldt, of Evanston, photographs a snowy owl at Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025 in Chicago. &quot;I was worried I'd missed them,&quot; she said. &quot;When I walked up, I was like oh they're still there because I saw all the people.&quot; (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"5724\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-owl-1125-4.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29970793\" \/>Cathy Heldt, of Evanston, photographs a snowy owl at Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025 in Chicago. &#8220;I was worried I\u2019d missed them,&#8221; she said. &#8220;When I walked up, I was like oh they\u2019re still there because I saw all the people.&#8221;  (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"People congregate to view snowy owls at Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"4960\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-owl-1125-2.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29970597\" \/>People congregate to view snowy owls at Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A snowy owl lands near Montrose Beach on Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"2793\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-snowy-owl-1124-07_249434838.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29935137\" \/>A snowy owl lands near Montrose Beach on Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A snowy owl in the sand at the edge of the Lake Michigan shoreline at Montrose Beach in Chicago on Wednesday. Reports of its sighting attracted many birders. (Chris Sweda\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"2846\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-KC-snowy-owl.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29826160\" \/>A snowy owl in the sand at the edge of the Lake Michigan shoreline at Montrose Beach in Chicago on Wednesday. Reports of its sighting attracted many birders. (Chris Sweda\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Lee Applewhite, 36, of Chicago, watches snowy owls near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025. &quot;We have more of a yard than you'd ever have in rural America,&quot; Applewhite said. &quot;A backyard that's free\u2026the bird sanctuary, the beach, that's sick.&quot; (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"5895\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-owl-1125-7.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29970941\" \/>Lee Applewhite, 36, of Chicago, watches snowy owls near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025. \u201cWe have more of a yard than you\u2019d ever have in rural America,\u201d Applewhite said. \u201cA backyard that\u2019s free\u2026the bird sanctuary, the beach, that\u2019s sick.\u201d (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A portion of Montrose pier is closed off Nov. 25, 2025, near where two snowy owls have been spotted in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"6000\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-owl-1125-6.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29970923\" \/>A portion of Montrose pier is closed off Nov. 25, 2025, near where two snowy owls have been spotted in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A snowy owl sits next to Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach on Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"5383\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-snowy-owl-1124-04_249434590.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29935138\" \/>A snowy owl sits next to Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach on Nov. 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"A snowy owl sits near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"1772\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ctc-l-owl-1125-12.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29971633\" \/>A snowy owl sits near Montrose Beach, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez\/Chicago Tribune)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"People take in the sight of two snowy owls resting on the sand at Montrose Beach in Chicago, Nov. 19, 2025. (Chris Sweda\/Chicago Tribune)\" width=\"4743\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CTC-L-snowy-owl003.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"29971795\" \/>People take in the sight of two snowy owls resting on the sand at Montrose Beach in Chicago, Nov. 19, 2025. 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