Site Report: Illinois Beach State Park

Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)

Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) - In Love

Beach and marshland

Kingdom: Animals (83 records)

Phylum: Chordates (83 records)

Class: Birds (83 records)

Order: Anseriformes (3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies (1 record)
- Family: Cranes
- Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)

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
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)

Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts (1 record)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

Order: Owls And Nightjars (1 record)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomas vociferus)

Order: Pelicans (9 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Grebes
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Order: Perching Birds (58 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- 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: Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Vireos
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

Order: Shorebirds and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (2 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)