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* Chicago
* March 14, 2006
* ILCH0603.14

- Birds mentioned

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
most of the dabbling ducks
HARLEQUIN DUCK
SURF SCOTER
PIED-BILLED GREBE
HORNED GREBE
TURKEY VULTURE
MERLIN
AMERICAN COOT
SANDHILL CRANE
** WHOOPING CRANE
LESSER YELLOWLEGS
PECTORAL SANDPIPER
WILSON'S SNIPE
AMERICAN WOODCOCK
THAYER'S GULL
ICELAND GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
BELTED KINGFISHER
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER
NORTHERN FLICKER
EASTERN PHOEBE
NORTHERN SHRIKE
TREE SWALLOW
BROWN CREEPER
WINTER WREN
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET
EASTERN BLUEBIRD
HERMIT THRUSH
GRAY CATBIRD
AMERICAN PIPIT
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER
EASTERN TOWHEE
CHIPPING SPARROW
FIELD SPARROW
SAVANNAH SPARROW
WHITE-THROATED SPARROW
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
EASTERN MEADOWLARK
PURPLE FINCH

* 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: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 11:30pm
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 Tuesday, March 14, 2006
at 11:30pm.

Among the many migrants reported in the Chicago are the last week were
PIED-BILLED and HORNED GREBES, WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, most of the dabbling
ducks, AMERICAN COOT, WOODCOCK, SNIPE, PECTORAL SANDPIPER, LESSER
YELLOWLEGS, MERLIN, TURKEY VULTURE, TREE SWALLOW, AMERICAN PIPIT,
KINGFISHER, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, EASTERN BLUEBIRD, HERMIT THRUSH, CATBIRD,
SAPSUCKER, FLICKER, WINTER WREN, EASTERN PHOEBE, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER,
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, BROWN CREEPER, WINTER WREN, TOWHEE, PURPLE FINCH,
and WHITE-THROATED, WHITE-CROWNED, CHIPPING, SAVANNAH, and FIELD SPARROWS.

A SURF SCOTER was seen March 12th at Nelson Lake in Batavia.

Last weekend, among over 4000 SANDHILL CRANES, which migrated past the
Chicago are, were two WHOOPING CRANES in Glen Ellyn and one WHOOPING CRANE
at Poplar Creek Forest Preserve.

NORTHERN SHRIKES were seen last weekend at Rollins Savanna, Fermilab, and
Montrose.

Three HARLEQUIN DUCKS were still present March 9th at North Avenue Beach
south of the Chess Pavilion.

Seen at Van Patten Woods last weekend were GLAUCOUS, two ICELAND, and three
to four THAYER'S GULLS.

Birding American VII will be taking place Saturday, March 18th at North
Park University at 3224 W. Foster Avenue from 9:00am to 4:00pm. To
register call the Chicago Audubon office at 773-539-6793. Topics will
include the Ivory-bill and the boreal, flycatcher and duck identification,
birding the Chicago River, Iroquois County, Hennepin, southeast Wisconsin,
the Pribolofs, Costa Rica, the Rio Grande Valley, Minnesota owls,
digiscoping, and gardening for birds and butterflies.

Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.

- End transcript