Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Midwest United States (Center on Interactive Map)

Map of Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Midwest United States

A good sized forest preserve due west of Chicago. The vegetation here ranges from a very slow moving river to open plains and deciduous forest to manicured picnic areas.

Species Recorded (22)

Birds ( 22 )

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

Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis

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

Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel - Falco sparverius

Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura

Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Downy Woodpecker - Picoides pubescens

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

Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis
American Robin - Turdus migratorius

Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Setophaga coronata

Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis

Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow - Passerculus sandwichensis
American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea

American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark - Sturnella magna

Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis

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