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White-tailed Deer (
Odocoileus virginianus
)
White-tailed Deer (
Odocoileus virginianus
)
Least Sandpiper (
Calidris minutilla
)
American Robin (
Turdus migratorius
)
Green Heron (
Butorides virescens
)
Eastern Towhee (
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
) - Male
Bay-breasted Warbler (
Setophaga castanea
)
Common Grackle (
Quiscalus quiscula
)
Brown Thrasher (
Toxostoma rufum
)
Red-eyed Vireo (
Vireo olivaceus
)
Black Swallowtail (
Papilio polyxenes
)
Blackburnian Warbler (
Setophaga fusca
)
Bank Swallow (
Riparia riparia
)
Sandhill Crane (
Antigone canadensis
)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (
Hentzia mitrata
)
Eastern Phoebe (
Sayornis phoebe
)
Eastern Towhee (
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
) - Female
American Robin (
Turdus migratorius
)
Bank Swallow (
Riparia riparia
)
Red-winged Blackbird (
Agelaius phoeniceus
)
Eastern Cottontail (
Sylvilagus floridanus
)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (
Setophaga pensylvanica
)
Common Yellowthroat (
Geothlypis trichas
) - Female
Yellow Warbler (
Setophaga petechia
)
Painted Turtle (
Chrysemys picta
)
Amara Beetle (
Amara sp
)
Sightings from Chicago suburban areas in the Fox River Valley.
Time Period:
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Species Recorded (192)
Birds ( 159 )
Old World Vultures ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck -
Aix sponsa
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Snow Goose -
Anser caerulescens
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Common Goldeneye -
Bucephala clangula
Mute Swan -
Cygnus olor
Hooded Merganser -
Lophodytes cucullatus
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Accipiter cooperii
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Bald Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Ring-necked Pheasant -
Phasianus colchicus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Virginia Rail -
Rallus limicola
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Red Knot -
Calidris canutus
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper -
Calidris pusilla
Solitary Sandpiper -
Tringa solitaria
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Iceland Gull -
Larus glaucoides
Forster's Tern -
Sterna forsteri
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 )
Eastern Whip-poor-will -
Antrostomus vociferus
Common Nighthawk -
Chordeiles minor
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
( Coccyzidae )
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus americanus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker -
Dryobates villosus
Red-bellied Woodpecker -
Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker -
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Olive-sided Flycatcher -
Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher -
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -
Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher -
Empidonax minimus
Willow Flycatcher -
Empidonax traillii
Acadian Flycatcher -
Empidonax virescens
Great Crested Flycatcher -
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Phoebe -
Sayornis phoebe
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Horned Lark -
Eremophila alpestris
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
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
Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Brown Creeper -
Certhia americana
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Sedge Wren -
Cistothorus stellaris
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet -
Regulus satrapa
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Veery -
Catharus fuscescens
Hermit Thrush -
Catharus guttatus
Gray-cheeked Thrush -
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush -
Catharus ustulatus
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
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Yellow-throated Vireo -
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo -
Vireo philadelphicus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Canada Warbler -
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Mourning Warbler -
Geothlypis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Yellow-breasted Chat -
Icteria virens
Orange-crowned Warbler -
Leiothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler -
Leiothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler -
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Connecticut Warbler -
Oporornis agilis
Northern Waterthrush -
Parkesia noveboracensis
Ovenbird -
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Bay-breasted Warbler -
Setophaga castanea
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Blackburnian Warbler -
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler -
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler -
Setophaga pinus
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler -
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler -
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler -
Setophaga virens
Golden-winged Warbler -
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler -
Vermivora cyanoptera
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Nelson's Sparrow -
Ammospiza nelsoni
Lapland Longspur -
Calcarius lapponicus
Henslow's Sparrow -
Centronyx henslowii
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Swamp Sparrow -
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Fox Sparrow -
Passerella iliaca
Eastern Towhee -
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
Field Sparrow -
Spizella pusilla
American Tree Sparrow -
Spizelloides arborea
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Harris's Sparrow -
Zonotrichia querula
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 )
European Goldfinch -
Carduelis carduelis
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Sites Included
Binnie Lakes Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Burnidge Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Crabtree Nature Center, Midwest United States
Elgin, Midwest United States
Elgin - Bluff Spring Fen, Midwest United States
Elizabethtown, Midwest United States
Fermilab, Midwest United States
Ferson Creek Fen, Midwest United States
Fox River - Dundee, Midwest United States
Galesburg, Midwest United States
Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, Midwest United States
Illinois Beach State Park, Midwest United States
Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Lyon's Woods Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Montrose Point, Midwest United States
Nelson Lake Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Pratt Wayne Woods, Midwest United States
Rutland Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary, Midwest United States
Western Kane County - Walker Road, Midwest United States
Trips Included
Around The World in 66 Days
Chicago
Moving the Car
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