Illinois

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Top counties

Updated ~18 hr(s) ago.

Top regions sorted by number of observed species
Rank	Region	Species	Checklists
1	Cook	406	517,350
2	Lake	374	146,960
3	Sangamon	334	19,107
4	Clinton	332	15,313
5	DuPage	327	181,849
6	Madison	327	24,662
7	Will	326	74,097
8	Winnebago	326	23,367
9	Kane	325	82,101
10	Mason	319	8595
11	McLean	319	28,367
12	Fulton	311	9380
13	McHenry	310	55,017
14	Champaign	309	45,886
15	Fayette	305	1906
16	Peoria	305	18,742
17	Morgan	303	2772
18	Woodford	302	11,015
19	La Salle	300	20,706
20	Grundy	299	9865
21	Tazewell	299	20,091
22	De Witt	297	5240
23	Kankakee	297	39,551
24	Macon	297	4205
25	Coles	296	18,455
26	Carroll	293	5726
27	Kendall	293	22,175
28	Putnam	293	5443
29	Williamson	292	17,412
30	Monroe	291	3103
31	Adams	290	5520
32	DeKalb	290	10,120
33	Jackson	290	21,793
34	Ogle	289	5504
35	Rock Island	288	12,945
36	St. Clair	288	32,329
37	Whiteside	288	5123
38	Union	285	6395
39	Bureau	283	10,344
40	Lee	282	8010
41	Knox	281	5617
42	Alexander	280	3734
43	Boone	280	3875
44	Jefferson	279	3252
45	Franklin	278	3039
46	Moultrie	278	2133
47	Marshall	277	3672
48	Massac	277	3391
49	Calhoun	274	3529
50	Pike	274	1892
51	Brown	272	1000
52	Shelby	271	1507
53	Vermilion	271	5337
54	Lawrence	269	906
55	Piatt	268	4820
56	Cass	267	2267
57	Jersey	266	3323
58	Randolph	265	2276
59	Wayne	265	485
60	Henry	264	4847
61	Pulaski	264	3442
62	Bond	263	2215
63	Iroquois	263	3292
64	Jasper	262	2474
65	Menard	262	34,647
66	Clark	261	2283
67	Henderson	261	1223
68	Johnson	261	4811
69	Logan	260	1851
70	Christian	259	1760
71	Stephenson	259	2530
72	Wabash	259	544
73	Jo Daviess	258	3319
74	Livingston	257	2192
75	Douglas	256	1686
76	Hancock	255	1471
77	Saline	255	6767
78	Richland	251	761
79	Crawford	248	880
80	Marion	248	2360
81	Edgar	244	1228
82	Perry	244	1091
83	Ford	243	1151
84	Mercer	243	1266
85	Cumberland	241	1038
86	Edwards	240	1101
87	Gallatin	240	808
88	Warren	240	903
89	Effingham	239	1315
90	Scott	238	492
91	McDonough	236	1985
92	Montgomery	236	1203
93	Schuyler	234	733
94	Washington	231	792
95	Macoupin	230	1023
96	Stark	230	891
97	Hardin	229	714
98	Pope	222	1359
99	White	221	5937
100	Hamilton	217	669
101	Greene	215	604
102	Clay	213	280

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Observer	Date	Location	Species
CHRISTOPHER KEEN	5 Dec 2023	Valley City Lane, Bluffs, Illinois, US (39.703, -90.638), Scott	18
David Thomas	5 Dec 2023	Legacy Ave Ponds, Champaign	11
Timothy Geary	5 Dec 2023	Home, Kankakee	1
Michael Morin	5 Dec 2023	Petersburg, IL 62675, Petersburg US-IL (39.9210,-89.8173), Menard	2
John Leonard	5 Dec 2023	1617 Executive Lane, Cook	9
Bill Koch	5 Dec 2023	Briarwood Drive, Kane	13
Michael Morin	5 Dec 2023	62675, Petersburg US-IL 39.92184, -89.81674, Menard	4
David Carlson	5 Dec 2023	Maple Road, 13674–13826 W Maple Rd, New Lenox US-IL 41.54865, -87.95030, Will	2
CHRISTOPHER KEEN	5 Dec 2023	1352 Westermeyer Lane, Bluffs, Illinois, US (39.714, -90.592), Scott	2
Michael Morin	5 Dec 2023	62675, Petersburg US-IL (39.9255,-89.8159), Menard	1

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Top eBirders sorted by number of observed species
Rank	eBirder	Total
1	Craig Taylor	418
2	Dan Williams	412
3	Cindy Alberico	403
4	Geoffrey A. Williamson	398
5	Keith McMullen	397
5	Eric Walters	397
7	Joe Lill	396
8	Jeff Skrentny	392
8	James E. Landing	392
10	Mike Madsen	390

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Species

Explore eBird hotspots with the most species in this area.
Rank	Hotspot name	Total
1	Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Lincoln Park, Chicago	352
2	Illinois Beach SP--South Unit	317
3	Carlyle Lake (Clinton Co.)	313
4	Waukegan Beach	306
5	Jackson Park, Chicago	305
6	Horseshoe Lake State Park	304
7	Illinois Beach SP--North Unit/Camp Logan	301
8	Lincoln Park, Chicago	299
9	FermiLab (DuPage Co.)	293
10	Chautauqua NWR	287

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