Site Report: Burnidge Forest Preserve
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - Breeding Plumage
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
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Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - Breeding Plumage
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
This preserve, just west of Elgin, Illinois contains deciduous forest and a bog habitat with a good number of snags. There is a large prairie area as well where you can view native plants. Another feature are several reed-banked ponds.
Visits
No visit reports available.Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (80 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(80 records)
Class: Amphibians
(3 records)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(3 records)
- Family: True Toads
- American Toad (Bufo americanus)
- Family: Typical Frogs
- American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
- Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
Class: Birds
(72 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies
(1 record)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Pelicans (2 records)
- Order: Perching Birds (56 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
- Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
- Family: Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(3 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
Class: Reptiles
(4 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes
(1 record)
- Family: Snakes
- Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix)
- Order: Turtles
(3 records)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Blanding's Turtle (Emys blandingii)
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
- Family: Snapping Turtles
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)