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 White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)



Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - Breeding Plumage Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) Spotted Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - Eastern Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) - Slaty Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Sightings from Chicago suburban areas in the Fox River Valley.


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Species Recorded (111)


Birds ( 87 )

Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus

Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret - Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias
Green Heron - Butorides virescens

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck - Aix sponsa
Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis
Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens
Hooded Merganser - Lophodytes cucullatus

New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura

Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Cooper's Hawk - Accipiter cooperii
Red-tailed Hawk - Buteo jamaicensis
Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Ring-necked Pheasant - Phasianus colchicus

Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane - Grus canadensis

Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus

Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus
Great Horned Owl - Bubo virginianus
Eastern Screech-Owl - Megascops asio

Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor

Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica

Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker - Colaptes auratus
Red-bellied Woodpecker - Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker - Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker - Picoides villosus

Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Wood-Pewee - Contopus virens
Eastern Phoebe - Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus

Larks ( Alaudidae )
Horned Lark - Eremophila alpestris

Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor

Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata

Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus

Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis

Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Sedge Wren - Cistothorus platensis
House Wren - Troglodytes aedon

Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - Polioptila caerulea

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Veery - Catharus fuscescens
Wood Thrush - Hylocichla mustelina
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis
American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum

Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum

Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas
Yellow-breasted Chat - Icteria virens
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata
Palm Warbler - Setophaga palmarum
Yellow Warbler - Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler - Setophaga pinus

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting - Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Pheucticus ludovicianus

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Henslow's Sparrow - Ammodramus henslowii
Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus
Dark-eyed Junco - Junco hyemalis
Lincoln's Sparrow - Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus
American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea
Field Sparrow - Spizella pusilla
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole - Icterus spurius
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch - Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis

Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

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