- RBA
* Illinois
* Chicago
* December 22, 2005
* ILCH0512.22
- Birds mentioned
BALD EAGLE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
PEREGRINE FALCON
* VIRGINIA RAIL
ICELAND GULL
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
SHORT-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
CAROLINA WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
AMERICAN ROBIN
GRAY CATBIRD
SAVANNAH SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
RED CROSSBILL
* A species observed well outside its normal dates of occurrence or beyond
its normal range within Illinois.
** A species on the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) review
list.
# An exotic species of unknown origin.
IORC requests documentation for all Illinois records of species marked **
and encourages documentation for records of species marked *. Evidence in
the form of a written documentation, sketch, photograph, video or specimen
should be sent to
Douglas Stotz, IORC Secretary
Environmental and Conservation Programs
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
Observers are strongly encouraged to submit documentation within one week
of the first date of observation.
Illinois FRS birding channel: 11, code 22
- Transcript
hotline: Chicago Audubon Society Bird Report
date: Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 10:30am
number: 847-265-2118
to report: 847-265-2117
compiler: Richard Biss -- bissbirds@juno.com
coverage: Greater Chicagoland area
transcriber: Geoff Williamson -- geoffrey.williamson@comcast.net
This is the Chicago Audubon Society bird report for Thursday, December 22,
2005 at 10:30am.
Highlights of the December 18th Lisle-Arboretum Count include VIRGINIA
RAIL, three PEREGRINE FALCONS, six EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, GRAY CATBIRD, 74 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 12 HERMIT THRUSHES, 9966
ROBINS, four RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and LINCOLN'S, three SAVANNAH, and 37 FOX
SPARROWS.
Seen on the Fermilab Count on December 17th were seven BALD EAGLES, eight
CAROLINA WRENS, GRAY CATBIRD, 23 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, and RED CROSSBILL.
Two BLUEBIRDS were seen December 17th outside the Lake County Health
Department in Waukegan.
A MERLIN was seen December 18th at Acadia Cemetery in Chicago.
An ICELAND GULL was reported December 20th at Settler's Hill Landfill in
Geneva.
Seen this week in Glacial Park in McHenry were NORTHERN SHRIKE, a dark
phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and three SHORT-EARED OWLS.
Future Christmas Counts and their compilers are
Sunday, December 25th
Chicago Lakefront Count
Joel Greenberg, 630-725-9416
Monday, December 26th
Evanston North Shore Count
Joel Greenberg, 630-725-9416
Saturday, December 31st
Calumet Sand Ridge Count
Carolyn Marsh, 219-659-7904
Sunday, January 1st
Waukegan Count
Joel Greenberg, 630-725-9416
Monday, January 2nd
Thorn Creek Park Forest Count
Jim Kelly, 708-798-3115
Aura Duke, 708-748-6407
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript
* Illinois
* Chicago
* December 22, 2005
* ILCH0512.22
- Birds mentioned
BALD EAGLE
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
MERLIN
PEREGRINE FALCON
* VIRGINIA RAIL
ICELAND GULL
EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE
SHORT-EARED OWL
NORTHERN SHRIKE
CAROLINA WREN
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
AMERICAN ROBIN
GRAY CATBIRD
SAVANNAH SPARROW
FOX SPARROW
LINCOLN'S SPARROW
RUSTY BLACKBIRD
RED CROSSBILL
* A species observed well outside its normal dates of occurrence or beyond
its normal range within Illinois.
** A species on the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) review
list.
# An exotic species of unknown origin.
IORC requests documentation for all Illinois records of species marked **
and encourages documentation for records of species marked *. Evidence in
the form of a written documentation, sketch, photograph, video or specimen
should be sent to
Douglas Stotz, IORC Secretary
Environmental and Conservation Programs
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
Observers are strongly encouraged to submit documentation within one week
of the first date of observation.
Illinois FRS birding channel: 11, code 22
- Transcript
hotline: Chicago Audubon Society Bird Report
date: Thursday, December 22, 2005 at 10:30am
number: 847-265-2118
to report: 847-265-2117
compiler: Richard Biss -- bissbirds@juno.com
coverage: Greater Chicagoland area
transcriber: Geoff Williamson -- geoffrey.williamson@comcast.net
This is the Chicago Audubon Society bird report for Thursday, December 22,
2005 at 10:30am.
Highlights of the December 18th Lisle-Arboretum Count include VIRGINIA
RAIL, three PEREGRINE FALCONS, six EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES, RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, GRAY CATBIRD, 74 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, 12 HERMIT THRUSHES, 9966
ROBINS, four RUSTY BLACKBIRDS, and LINCOLN'S, three SAVANNAH, and 37 FOX
SPARROWS.
Seen on the Fermilab Count on December 17th were seven BALD EAGLES, eight
CAROLINA WRENS, GRAY CATBIRD, 23 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS, and RED CROSSBILL.
Two BLUEBIRDS were seen December 17th outside the Lake County Health
Department in Waukegan.
A MERLIN was seen December 18th at Acadia Cemetery in Chicago.
An ICELAND GULL was reported December 20th at Settler's Hill Landfill in
Geneva.
Seen this week in Glacial Park in McHenry were NORTHERN SHRIKE, a dark
phase ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK, and three SHORT-EARED OWLS.
Future Christmas Counts and their compilers are
Sunday, December 25th
Chicago Lakefront Count
Joel Greenberg, 630-725-9416
Monday, December 26th
Evanston North Shore Count
Joel Greenberg, 630-725-9416
Saturday, December 31st
Calumet Sand Ridge Count
Carolyn Marsh, 219-659-7904
Sunday, January 1st
Waukegan Count
Joel Greenberg, 630-725-9416
Monday, January 2nd
Thorn Creek Park Forest Count
Jim Kelly, 708-798-3115
Aura Duke, 708-748-6407
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript