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236 Species Observed
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  1. Last observed by Patrick Solon on 25 Feb 2024
  2. Last observed by Paul Sweet on 14 Oct 2000
  3. Last observed by Neal Ney on 28 Nov 2011
  4. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  5. Last observed by Alan Anderson on 13 May 2023
  6. Last observed by Owen LaGuardia on 21 Apr 2021
  7. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  8. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  9. Last observed by Howard Blum on 17 Oct 2023
  10. Last observed by Tarik Shahzad on 16 Mar 2024
  11. Last observed by Alan Anderson on 13 May 2023
  12. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  13. Last observed by Mike Levin on 4 Mar 2024
  14. Last observed by Neena and Susan Agrawal on 26 Sep 2021
  15. Last observed by Howard Blum on 21 Apr 2021
  16. Last observed by Christopher Holden on 11 Mar 2018
  17. Last observed by Ted Hartzler on 12 Mar 2023
  18. Last observed by Tom Lally on 30 Mar 2024
  19. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 26 Mar 2023
  20. Last observed by Joe Lill on 13 Jan 2024
  21. Last observed by James E. Landing on 28 Oct 1978
  22. Last observed by Alison Goessling on 27 Apr 2014
  23. Last observed by James E. Landing on 28 Oct 1978
  24. Last observed by James E. Landing on 28 Oct 1978
  25. Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 4 Apr 2023
  26. Last observed by Janet Haugen on 11 Mar 2024
  27. Last observed by Colin Dobson on 30 Dec 2012
  28. Last observed by Mary Djurovic on 5 Apr 2024
  29. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  30. Last observed by Mary Djurovic on 5 Apr 2024
  31. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  32. Last observed by charles clark on 25 May 1968
  33. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  34. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  35. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  36. Last observed by David Assmann on 30 Jul 2019
  37. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  38. Last observed by Alan Anderson on 13 May 2023
  39. Last observed by Fran Morel on 7 Sep 2020
  40. Last observed by Kevin Jacobi on 8 Sep 2023
  41. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  42. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  43. Last observed by Chicago Ornithological Society Data on 21 May 1967
  44. Last observed by Mike Levin on 2 May 2021
  45. Last observed by MTOS- Shelby on 1 May 1926
  46. Last observed by Janet Haugen on 11 Mar 2024
  47. Last observed by Grant Koch on 26 Jul 2023
  48. Last observed by Tarik Shahzad on 16 Mar 2024
  49. Last observed by Sarah Osburn on 23 Apr 2024
  50. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 5 Sep 2021
  51. Last observed by David Assmann on 30 Jul 2019
  52. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 8 May 2022
  53. Last observed by Chris Cipolla on 7 Oct 2023
  54. Last observed by john serafin on 28 Aug 2023
  55. Last observed by Amanda Tichacek on 25 Jul 2023
  56. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 30 Apr 2023
  57. Last observed by MTOS- Shelby on 1 May 1926
  58. Last observed by Chicago Ornithological Society Data on 11 May 1969
  59. Last observed by Narca Moore on 5 Sep 1976
  60. Last observed by charles clark on 25 May 1968
  61. Last observed by Narca Moore on 5 Sep 1976
  62. Last observed by Narca Moore on 5 Sep 1976
  63. Last observed by Tess Conway on 25 May 2018
  64. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 10 Sep 2023
  65. Last observed by Brent Daggett on 26 Jul 2023
  66. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 22 Aug 2021
  67. Last observed by Geoffrey A. Williamson on 24 Apr 1994
  68. Last observed by Janet Haugen on 23 Oct 2022
  69. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  70. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  71. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 20 Mar 2022
  72. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  73. Last observed by charles clark on 11 May 1969
  74. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 11 Apr 2021
  75. Last observed by SCOTT PLENCNER on 5 May 2022
  76. Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 4 Apr 2023
  77. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  78. Last observed by Patrick Solon on 11 Nov 2023
  79. Last observed by Nancy Pinchar on 21 Aug 2020
  80. Last observed by Morgan Witherspoon on 31 Jul 2023
  81. Last observed by William Kelly on 16 Apr 2019
  82. Last observed by Jack Bartley on 20 Oct 2023
  83. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Apr 2024
  84. Last observed by Sarah Osburn on 23 Apr 2024
  85. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  86. Last observed by Samuel Rowe on 13 Apr 2024
  87. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  88. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 18 Dec 2022
  89. Last observed by Mike Levin on 21 Apr 2023
  90. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  91. Last observed by michelle d on 22 Apr 2024
  92. Last observed by john serafin on 28 Aug 2023
  93. Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 15 Aug 2023
  94. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  95. Last observed by David Wachtel on 26 Dec 2022
  96. Last observed by Ryan Jones on 25 Jul 2023
  97. Last observed by Tom Lally on 30 Mar 2024
  98. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  99. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Apr 2024
  100. Last observed by sandra kroll on 30 Dec 2023
  101. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  102. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  103. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  104. Last observed by Adam Benner on 22 May 2022
  105. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  106. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 7 Apr 2024
  107. Last observed by Elle Linetsky on 12 Sep 2022
  108. Last observed by Eric Wier on 22 Sep 2023
  109. Last observed by Judy Pollock on 13 May 2018
  110. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  111. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  112. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 10 Sep 2023
  113. Last observed by Joe Lill on 27 May 2022
  114. Last observed by rachel kimpton on 22 May 2022
  115. Last observed by Christian Pepera on 29 Jul 2023
  116. Last observed by Solomon Greene on 16 May 2023
  117. Last observed by Tom Lally on 30 Mar 2024
  118. Last observed by Mike Levin on 7 Sep 2023
  119. Last observed by Dustin Weidner on 19 Aug 2023
  120. Last observed by Tess Conway on 2 Jun 2018
  121. Last observed by Joe Lill on 17 May 1989
  122. Last observed by Mike Levin on 13 May 2023
  123. Last observed by Alan Anderson on 13 May 2023
  124. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 26 Sep 2023
  125. Last observed by Mike Levin on 13 Sep 2023
  126. Last observed by Mike Levin on 21 Sep 2023
  127. Last observed by David Wachtel on 28 Dec 2019
  128. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  129. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  130. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Apr 2024
  131. Last observed by Eric Walters on 27 Jul 1989
  132. Last observed by Chicago Ornithological Society Data on 24 May 1942
  133. Last observed by Jason Carlson on 6 Jul 2023
  134. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  135. Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 15 Aug 2023
  136. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  137. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  138. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  139. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  140. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  141. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  142. Last observed by Aaron Grudowski on 10 May 2023
  143. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  144. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  145. Last observed by Mike Levin on 7 Sep 2023
  146. Last observed by Mike Levin on 30 Sep 2023
  147. Last observed by Fran Morel on 23 May 2020
  148. Last observed by Aaron Grudowski on 10 May 2023
  149. Last observed by Dan Meyer on 12 May 2023
  150. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  151. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  152. Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 27 May 2023
  153. Last observed by David Kamp on 3 May 2014
  154. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  155. Last observed by Solomon Greene on 16 May 2023
  156. Last observed by Mike Levin on 16 May 2023
  157. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  158. Last observed by Mary Djurovic on 5 Apr 2024
  159. Last observed by Chris Cipolla on 7 Oct 2023
  160. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  161. Last observed by Christopher Hensel on 25 Nov 2023
  162. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  163. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 29 Apr 2023
  164. Last observed by Mary Djurovic on 5 Apr 2024
  165. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  166. Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 4 Dec 2021
  167. Last observed by Howard Blum on 17 Oct 2023
  168. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  169. Last observed by Paul Senner on 10 May 2020
  170. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 24 Mar 2024
  171. Last observed by Mike Levin on 7 Sep 2023
  172. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  173. Last observed by Mike Levin on 2 May 2015
  174. Last observed by Shea Dettling on 30 Mar 2024
  175. Last observed by Mike Levin on 31 Mar 2024
  176. Last observed by Mike Levin on 14 Apr 2024
  177. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  178. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  179. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 3 May 2020
  180. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 13 Apr 2024
  181. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Oct 2018
  182. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  183. Last observed by Solomon Greene on 16 May 2023
  184. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 21 Apr 2024
  185. Last observed by Mike Levin on 13 May 2023
  186. Last observed by Todd Carlson on 20 May 2020
  187. Last observed by Audrey Carl on 30 Apr 2021
  188. Last observed by Paul Senner on 10 May 2020
  189. Last observed by charles clark on 11 May 1969
  190. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 25 Apr 2022
  191. Last observed by Keegan M on 24 Jun 2023
  192. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  193. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  194. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  195. Last observed by Mike Levin on 31 Mar 2024
  196. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  197. Last observed by Allison Thawley on 19 May 2023
  198. Last observed by chris shepherd on 21 May 2017
  199. Last observed by Aaron Grudowski on 10 May 2023
  200. Last observed by Mike Levin on 6 Oct 2023
  201. Last observed by Mike Levin on 13 Sep 2023
  202. Last observed by Mike Levin on 13 May 2023
  203. Last observed by Nancy Pinchar on 3 Oct 2023
  204. Last observed by Amanda Tichacek on 25 Jul 2023
  205. Last observed by Mike Levin on 13 Sep 2023
  206. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 26 Sep 2023
  207. Last observed by Mike Levin on 6 Oct 2023
  208. Last observed by Ellie Becker on 18 Sep 2020
  209. Last observed by Mike Levin on 28 May 2023
  210. Last observed by Liam Pentangelo on 7 May 2023
  211. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  212. Last observed by Mike Levin on 23 May 2023
  213. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 9 Oct 2023
  214. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 26 Sep 2023
  215. Last observed by Paul Quintas on 27 May 2020
  216. Last observed by Allison Thawley on 19 May 2023
  217. Last observed by Mike Levin on 6 Oct 2023
  218. Last observed by Mike Levin on 21 Sep 2023
  219. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  220. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  221. Last observed by Mike Levin on 6 Oct 2023
  222. Last observed by Mike Levin on 30 Sep 2023
  223. Last observed by Mike Levin on 7 Sep 2023
  224. Last observed by Ben Julian on 4 Nov 2023
  225. Last observed by Anonymous eBirder on 14 Apr 2023
  226. Last observed by Janet Pellegrini on 21 Apr 2024
  227. Last observed by Todd Carlson on 14 May 2021
  228. Last observed by Josh Krause on 9 May 2020
  229. Last observed by Nancy Pinchar on 3 Oct 2023
  230. Last observed by Wanda Supanich on 4 Sep 2023
  231. Last observed by Mike Levin on 30 Sep 2023
  232. Last observed by Dan Meyer on 12 May 2023
  233. Last observed by Mike Levin on 16 May 2023
  234. Last observed by Matthew Cvetas on 24 Apr 2024
  235. Last observed by Andrew Eastmond on 12 Jul 2023
  236. Last observed by Sammy Cabindol on 26 Sep 2023

Additional Taxa (39)

  1. Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) Anser sp. (Domestic type)
    Last observed by Diane Mielnikowski on 25 Mar 2020
  2. swan sp. Cygnus sp.
    Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 26 Dec 2021
  3. teal sp. Anatidae sp. (teal sp.)
    Last observed by Eric Walters on 6 Sep 1997
  4. Greater/Lesser Scaup Aythya marila/affinis
    Last observed by Mikaela Kropp on 8 Apr 2019
  5. Common/Red-breasted Merganser Mergus merganser/serrator
    Last observed by Matt Tobin on 7 Dec 2020
  6. duck sp. Anatidae (duck sp.)
    Last observed by Evan Rao on 20 Mar 2022
  7. waterfowl sp. Anatidae sp.
    Last observed by Suzanne Coleman on 20 Mar 2022
  8. grebe sp. Podicipedidae sp.
    Last observed by Larry Moore on 23 Oct 2016
  9. Short-billed/Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus/scolopaceus
    Last observed by William Shepherd on 18 Aug 1967
  10. Lesser/Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes/melanoleuca
    Last observed by William Shepherd on 18 Aug 1967
  11. peep sp. Calidris sp. (peep sp.)
    Last observed by Audrey Carl on 23 May 2021
  12. shorebird sp. Charadriiformes sp.
    Last observed by Ellis Korda on 5 Sep 2021
  13. Larus sp. Larus sp.
    Last observed by T I on 25 Mar 2021
  14. gull sp. Larinae sp.
    Last observed by Patrick Solon on 1 Jan 2024
  15. Sterna sp. Sterna sp.
    Last observed by Anita Rao on 29 Jun 2021
  16. Yellow-crowned/Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax/Nyctanassa violacea
    Last observed by Scott Tuthill on 4 Sep 1984
  17. heron sp. Ardeidae sp.
    Last observed by Justin Horton on 14 May 2022
  18. Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk Accipiter striatus/cooperii
    Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 9 Jan 2022
  19. Accipiter sp. Accipiter sp.
    Last observed by Lorri Fishman on 20 Feb 2022
  20. Buteo sp. Buteo sp.
    Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 4 Apr 2020
  21. hawk sp. Accipitridae sp. (hawk sp.)
    Last observed by Santo A. Locasto on 7 Nov 2023
  22. owl sp. Strigiformes sp.
    Last observed by Tariq Shihadah on 24 Oct 2020
  23. Downy/Hairy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens/villosus
    Last observed by Kevin Jacobi on 22 May 2022
  24. woodpecker sp. Picidae sp.
    Last observed by Jill Fink on 23 Apr 2021
  25. falcon sp. Falco sp.
    Last observed by Tarik Shahzad on 16 Mar 2024
  26. diurnal raptor sp. Accipitriformes/Falconiformes sp.
    Last observed by Vlad Nevirkovets on 15 Oct 2020
  27. Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) Empidonax alnorum/traillii
    Last observed by Mike Levin on 3 Sep 2022
  28. Empidonax sp. Empidonax sp.
    Last observed by Nancy Pinchar on 27 Jul 2023
  29. new world flycatcher sp. Tyrannidae sp.
    Last observed by Ellis Korda on 5 Sep 2021
  30. Philadelphia/Warbling Vireo Vireo philadelphicus/gilvus
    Last observed by Todd Carlson on 14 May 2021
  31. swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
    Last observed by Hazem Alkhan on 25 Jul 2023
  32. wren sp. Troglodytidae sp.
    Last observed by Tariq Shihadah on 24 Oct 2020
  33. thrush sp. Turdidae sp.
    Last observed by Judy Pollock on 25 May 2023
  34. new world sparrow sp. Passerellidae sp.
    Last observed by Patrick Solon on 18 Nov 2020
  35. blackbird sp. Icteridae sp.
    Last observed by Matt Tobin on 31 Aug 2023
  36. Louisiana/Northern Waterthrush Parkesia motacilla/noveboracensis
    Last observed by Fran Morel on 20 May 2022
  37. Bay-breasted/Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga castanea/striata
    Last observed by Evan Pannkuk on 22 Sep 2018
  38. new world warbler sp. Parulidae sp.
    Last observed by Jeff Bilsky on 25 Jul 2023
  39. passerine sp. Passeriformes sp.
    Last observed by Hazem Alkhan on 25 Jul 2023