Long-eared owl in Chicago

My friend Jane took this photo of a Long-eared Owl in Bobolink Meadow, Chicago, last weekend:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-eared_Owl

Photo: Jane Masterson

Bobolink Meadow was named after an Illinois grassland bird that once nested here. This area was created when part of a large lakeshore marsh was filled in to create Jackson Park for the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The area was later used for athletic fields and, from 1958 to 1971, as a U.S. Army missile base. When the base closed, only weeds grew in the hardened soil. Bobolink Meadow was set aside as a nature sanctuary in 1982 and seeded with native grasses and wildflowers, creating more habitat for wildlife. Over the years, the ground is becoming less compacted as plant roots, worms and microbes enrich the soil.  There have been recent sightings of deer, coyote, red fox and yet it is only several miles from downtown Chicago!