Site Report: Burnidge Forest Preserve, United States of America
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
- 2007-07-21: Hot and sunny.
- 2009-01-11: A short hike in the reserve on fresh snow.
- 2009-05-08: Few hours mid-day visit. Sunny and warm.
- 2015-05-24:
- 2023-05-15:
- 2023-10-09:
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
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- 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
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- 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
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
- 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
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
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)