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Bird Observations

Date Range:
Jan-Dec, 1900-2024

Illinois

Updated ~22 hr(s) ago.

503 species (+246 other taxa) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Snow x Ross's Goose (hybrid)
Snow/Ross's Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Graylag x Swan Goose (hybrid)
Greater White-fronted Goose
Snow x Greater White-fronted Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type)
Brant
Barnacle Goose
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cackling Goose
Greater White-fronted x Cackling Goose (hybrid)
Canada Goose
Swan Goose x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Greater White-fronted x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Snow x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Barnacle x Canada Goose (hybrid)
Cackling/Canada Goose
Branta sp.
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Trumpeter/Tundra Swan
Whooper Swan
swan sp.
goose sp.
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Cinnamon Teal
Blue-winged x Cinnamon Teal (hybrid)
Blue-winged/Cinnamon Teal
Northern Shoveler
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Blue-winged Teal x Northern Shoveler (hybrid)
Gadwall
Northern Shoveler x Gadwall (hybrid)
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Gadwall x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Eurasian x American Wigeon (hybrid)
Eurasian/American Wigeon
Mallard
Muscovy Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Wood Duck x Mallard (hybrid)
Northern Shoveler x Mallard (hybrid)
Gadwall x Mallard (hybrid)
American Wigeon x Mallard (hybrid)
American Black Duck
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)
Mallard/American Black Duck
Mottled Duck
American Black/Mottled Duck
Northern Pintail
Mallard x Northern Pintail (hybrid)
Green-winged Teal
Blue-winged x Green-winged Teal (hybrid)
teal sp.
dabbling duck sp.
Canvasback
Redhead
Canvasback x Redhead (hybrid)
Ring-necked Duck
Canvasback x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Redhead x Ring-necked Duck (hybrid)
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
Redhead x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)
Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaup (hybrid)
Ring-necked Duck x scaup sp. (hybrid)
Greater/Lesser Scaup
Aythya sp.
King Eider
Common Eider
eider sp.
Harlequin Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Black Scoter
Surf/Black Scoter
scoter sp.
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead x Common Goldeneye (hybrid)
Barrow's Goldeneye
Common/Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Bufflehead x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)
Common Goldeneye x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)
goldeneye sp. x Hooded Merganser (hybrid)
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Common/Red-breasted Merganser
merganser sp.
Ruddy Duck
duck sp.
waterfowl sp.
Helmeted Guineafowl
Northern Bobwhite
Gambel's Quail
Wild Turkey
Ruffed Grouse
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Gray Partridge
Golden Pheasant
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ring-necked/Green Pheasant
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Indian Peafowl
Red Junglefowl
old world quail sp.
Chukar
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Eared Grebe
Horned/Eared Grebe
Podiceps sp.
Western Grebe
Western/Clark's Grebe
grebe sp.
Rock Pigeon
Columba sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Eurasian/African Collared-Dove
Streptopelia sp.
Spotted Dove
Diamond Dove
Inca Dove
Common Ground Dove
White-winged Dove
Mourning Dove
pigeon/dove sp.
Groove-billed Ani
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Black-billed Cuckoo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Yellow-billed/Black-billed Cuckoo
cuckoo sp. (Cuculidae sp.)
Common Nighthawk
nighthawk sp.
Chuck-will's-widow
Eastern Whip-poor-will
nightjar sp.
Chimney Swift
Chaetura sp.
Mexican Violetear
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Ruby-throated/Black-chinned Hummingbird
Anna's Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rufous/Allen's Hummingbird
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus sp.
Broad-billed Hummingbird
hummingbird sp.
King Rail
large rail sp.
Virginia Rail
King/Virginia Rail
Rallus sp.
Sora
Common Gallinule
American Coot
Purple Gallinule
moorhen/coot/gallinule sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Yellow Rail
Black Rail
rail/crake sp.
Limpkin
Sandhill Crane
Whooping Crane
crane sp.
Black-necked Stilt
American Avocet
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden-Plover
American/Pacific Golden-Plover (Lesser Golden-Plover)
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.
Killdeer
Common Ringed Plover
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Wilson's Plover
Mountain Plover
Snowy Plover
small plover sp.
plover sp.
Upland Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Long-billed Curlew
Hudsonian Godwit
Marbled Godwit
Hudsonian/Marbled Godwit
godwit sp.
Short-billed Dowitcher
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Red/Red-necked Phalarope
phalarope sp.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Wandering Tattler
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa sp.
Ruddy Turnstone
Red Knot
Ruff
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Little Stint
White-rumped Sandpiper
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western/Semipalmated Sandpiper
peep sp.
Calidris sp.
Scolopacidae sp.
large shorebird sp.
shorebird sp.
Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
jaeger sp.
Dovekie
Ancient Murrelet
Little Gull
Ross's Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Ivory Gull
Sabine's Gull
Bonaparte's Gull
Black-headed Gull
Laughing Gull
Franklin's Gull
Laughing/Franklin's Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Short-billed Gull
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Ring-billed Gull
Laughing x Ring-billed Gull (hybrid)
Herring Gull
Kelp x Herring Gull (hybrid)
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring x Great Black-backed Gull (hybrid)
Glaucous Gull
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid)
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring x Lesser Black-backed Gull (hybrid)
California Gull
Herring x California Gull (hybrid)
Glaucous-winged Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Herring/Iceland Gull
white-winged gull sp.
Larus sp.
gull sp.
Black Skimmer
Sooty Tern
Least Tern
Large-billed Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Black Tern
Forster's Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Forster's/Common Tern
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sterna sp.
Sandwich Tern
Royal Tern
large tern sp.
tern sp.
gull/tern sp.
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Arctic/Pacific Loon
Common Loon
Yellow-billed Loon
loon sp.
Wood Stork
Magnificent Frigatebird
Northern Gannet
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Anhinga
Double-crested Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant
Double-crested/Neotropic Cormorant
cormorant sp.
American White Pelican
Brown Pelican
American Bittern
Least Bittern
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Reddish Egret
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Snowy Egret
Little Blue Heron x Snowy Egret (hybrid)
Green Heron
Western Cattle Egret
Western/Eastern Cattle Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
heron sp.
white egret sp.
White Ibis
Glossy Ibis
White-faced Ibis
Glossy x White-faced Ibis (hybrid)
Glossy/White-faced Ibis
ibis sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Roseate Spoonbill
Black Vulture
Turkey Vulture
new world vulture sp.
Osprey
White-tailed Kite
Swallow-tailed Kite
Golden Eagle
Mississippi Kite
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk
American Goshawk
Cooper's Hawk/American Goshawk
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Accipiter sp.
Bald Eagle
Golden/Bald Eagle
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-shouldered/Broad-winged Hawk
Swainson's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Ferruginous Hawk
Buteo sp.
Buteo/eagle sp.
hawk sp.
eagle sp.
Barn Owl
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Eastern Screech-Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Horned Owl
Burrowing Owl
Barred Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Long-eared/Short-eared Owl
Asio sp.
Boreal Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
owl sp.
Belted Kingfisher
Williamson's Sapsucker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
sapsucker sp.
Lewis's Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
woodpecker sp.
Crested Caracara
American Kestrel
Merlin
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
Prairie Falcon
large falcon sp.
small falcon sp.
falcon sp.
diurnal raptor sp.
Cockatiel
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula sp.
Budgerigar
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Fischer's Lovebird
Yellow-collared Lovebird
lovebird sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Monk Parakeet
White-winged Parakeet
Red-crowned Parrot
Yellow-headed Parrot
Yellow-lored Parrot
Amazona sp.
Orange-fronted Parakeet
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Nanday Parakeet
Sun Parakeet
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Blue-crowned Parakeet
Crimson-fronted Parakeet
Mitred Parakeet
Hispaniolan Parakeet
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
parakeet sp.
parrot sp.
Small-billed Elaenia
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Western/Eastern Wood-Pewee
pewee sp. (Contopus sp.)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
Acadian Flycatcher
Alder Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher)
Least Flycatcher
Empidonax sp.
Eastern Phoebe
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Say's Phoebe
phoebe sp.
Vermilion Flycatcher
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Myiarchus sp.
Great Kiskadee
Tropical Kingbird
Tropical/Couch's Kingbird
Cassin's Kingbird
Western Kingbird
yellow-bellied kingbird sp.
Eastern Kingbird
Gray Kingbird
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Western Kingbird x Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (hybrid)
Fork-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus sp.
new world flycatcher sp.
White-eyed Vireo
Bell's Vireo
Yellow-throated Vireo
Cassin's Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Cassin's/Blue-headed Vireo
Plumbeous Vireo
solitary vireo sp.
Philadelphia Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Red-eyed Vireo
Philadelphia/Red-eyed Vireo
Red-eyed/Yellow-green Vireo
vireo sp.
Loggerhead Shrike
Northern Shrike
Loggerhead/Northern Shrike
shrike sp.
Blue Jay
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Eurasian Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Clark's Nutcracker
American Crow
Fish Crow
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
American/Fish Crow
Hooded Crow
crow sp.
Common Raven
Carolina Chickadee
Black-capped Chickadee
Carolina/Black-capped Chickadee
chickadee sp.
Eurasian Blue Tit
Tufted Titmouse
Great Tit
Horned Lark
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Purple Martin
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cliff Swallow
Cave Swallow
Cliff/Cave Swallow
swallow sp.
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
nuthatch sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Brown Creeper
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Rock Wren
House Wren
Winter Wren
Pacific/Winter Wren
Sedge Wren
Marsh Wren
Sedge/Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
Bewick's Wren
wren sp.
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Curve-billed Thrasher
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Brown Thrasher
Sage Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
mimid sp.
Eastern Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird
bluebird sp.
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Veery
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Swainson's Thrush
Hermit Thrush
Catharus sp.
Wood Thrush
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
American Robin
thrush sp.
Northern Wheatear
Bohemian Waxwing
Cedar Waxwing
Bohemian/Cedar Waxwing
Northern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Euplectes sp.
Red-browed Firetail
Zebra Finch
Java Sparrow
Scaly-breasted Munia
Tricolored Munia
Orange-cheeked Waxbill
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Black-rumped Waxbill
Pin-tailed Whydah
House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
House x Eurasian Tree Sparrow (hybrid)
House/Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer sp.
American Pipit
Sprague's Pipit
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Grosbeak
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
House Finch
Purple Finch
House/Purple Finch
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Haemorhous sp.
European Greenfinch
Yellow-fronted Canary
Common Redpoll
Hoary Redpoll
Common/Hoary Redpoll
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
crossbill sp.
European Goldfinch
Island Canary
Serinus sp.
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
new world goldfinch sp.
Spinus sp.
Acanthis/Spinus sp.
finch sp.
Lapland Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Smith's Longspur
longspur sp.
Snow Bunting
Cassin's Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Spizella sp.
Black-throated Sparrow
Lark Sparrow
Lark Bunting
American Tree Sparrow
Spizella sp./American Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco x White-throated Sparrow (hybrid)
White-crowned/White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Vesper Sparrow
LeConte's Sparrow
Nelson's Sparrow
LeConte's/Nelson's Sparrow
Nelson's/Saltmarsh Sparrow (Sharp-tailed Sparrow)
Ammospiza sp.
Savannah Sparrow
Henslow's Sparrow
Grasshopper/Henslow's Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Green-tailed Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Towhee
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Spotted x Eastern Towhee (hybrid)
Spotted/Eastern Towhee (Rufous-sided Towhee)
towhee sp.
new world sparrow sp.
Yellow-breasted Chat
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Bobolink
Western Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlark
Western/Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's/Baltimore Oriole
new world oriole sp.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Bronzed/Brown-headed Cowbird
Rusty Blackbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Rusty/Brewer's Blackbird
Common Grackle
Great-tailed Grackle
grackle sp.
blackbird sp.
Ovenbird
Worm-eating Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Northern Waterthrush
Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Golden-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
Golden-winged x Blue-winged Warbler (hybrid)
Brewster's Warbler (hybrid)
Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid)
Golden-winged/Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler
Swainson's Warbler
Tennessee Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Virginia's Warbler
Leiothlypis sp.
Connecticut Warbler
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
MacGillivray's Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Connecticut/MacGillivray's/Mourning Warbler
MacGillivray's/Mourning Warbler
Kentucky Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Hooded Warbler
American Redstart
Kirtland's Warbler
Cape May Warbler
Cerulean Warbler
Northern Parula
Cerulean Warbler x Northern Parula (hybrid)
Magnolia Warbler
Bay-breasted Warbler
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Cape May x Yellow-rumped Warbler (hybrid)
Yellow-throated Warbler
Northern Parula x Yellow-throated Warbler (hybrid)
Prairie Warbler
Grace's Warbler
Black-throated Gray Warbler
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Townsend's Warbler
Hermit Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Townsend's x Black-throated Green Warbler (hybrid)
Setophaga sp.
Canada Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Painted Redstart
new world warbler sp.
Hepatic Tanager
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Summer/Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager
tanager sp. (Piranga sp.)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Black-headed Grosbeak
Rose-breasted x Black-headed Grosbeak (hybrid)
Pheucticus sp.
Blue Grosbeak
Lazuli Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Lazuli/Indigo Bunting
Painted Bunting
Passerina sp.
Dickcissel
passerine sp.
bird sp.

KEY:| = insufficient data | = rare to widespread

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