Site Report: Crabtree Nature Center

Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)

Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) - Female

Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)

A marshy area in Chicago suburbs with patches of deciduous forest and restored prairie. Several Wildlife Blinds are available. Our class went to this center in 1st grade to learn about nature. This was also the release location for my pet turtles after I got tired of them. (If you must release your pets in the future, I would recommend a public park over a nature area. You could be introducing a non-native species which can have disastrous results)

Visits

No visit reports available.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (48 records)

Phylum: Chordates (48 records)

Class: Birds (47 records)

Order: Anseriformes (3 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)

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

Order: Pelicans (6 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

Order: Perching Birds (30 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- 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)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Nuthatches
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

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

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (4 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

Class: Reptiles (1 record)

Order: Turtles (1 record)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.