- RBA
* Illinois
* Chicago
* August 9, 2006
* ILCH0608.09
- Birds mentioned
HOODED MERGANSER
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
SNOWY EGRET
LITTLE BLUE HERON
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
OSPREY
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
PIPING PLOVER
WILLET
RUDDY TURNSTONE
SANDERLING
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
LEAST SANDPIPER
STILT SANDPIPER
LAUGHING GULL
CASPIAN TERN
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
LEAST FLYCATCHER
HORNED LARK,
CAROLINA WREN
SEDGE WREN
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
CANADA WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW
DICKCISSEL
# RED BISHOP
* 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.
*** A species not currently on the Illinois 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: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 7:00pm
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 Wednesday, August
9, 2006 at 7:00pm.
A LAUGHING GULL was seen today on Montrose Beach. Recent reports
from Montrose the last few weeks include HOODED MERGANSER, WILLET,
SANDERLING, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SEMIPALMATED and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS,
LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, CAROLINA and SEDGE WRENS, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, HORNED LARK, BAY-BREASTED, CANADA, and GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLERS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and an escapee
RED BISHOP.
Four STILT SANDPIPERS were seen yesterday at Rollins Savannah along
with DICKCISSEL and four HENSLOW'S SPARROWS.
OSPREYS were seen this week along the Waukegan Beach, at Tri-County
State Park, and at Lake Calumet.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen August 6th at Lincoln Park's North Pond.
Also on August 6th in the Lake Calumet area, two LITTLE BLUE HERONS
were at Indian Ridge Marsh, four LITTLE BLUES and four YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS were at Heron Pond, one LITTLE BLUE was at the Burnham
Prairie Marsh, and a SNOWY EGRET and 17 CASPIAN TERNS were at the
Harborside International Golf Course. A WHITE PELICAN was on Lake
Calumet on August 3rd.
PIPING PLOVERS were seen August 1st at Great Lakes Naval Base, and
July 18th and 19th on the Waukegan Beach.
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript
* Illinois
* Chicago
* August 9, 2006
* ILCH0608.09
- Birds mentioned
HOODED MERGANSER
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
SNOWY EGRET
LITTLE BLUE HERON
YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON
OSPREY
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER
PIPING PLOVER
WILLET
RUDDY TURNSTONE
SANDERLING
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER
LEAST SANDPIPER
STILT SANDPIPER
LAUGHING GULL
CASPIAN TERN
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO
LEAST FLYCATCHER
HORNED LARK,
CAROLINA WREN
SEDGE WREN
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER
BAY-BREASTED WARBLER
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH
CANADA WARBLER
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW
HENSLOW'S SPARROW
NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW
DICKCISSEL
# RED BISHOP
* 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.
*** A species not currently on the Illinois 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: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 7:00pm
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 Wednesday, August
9, 2006 at 7:00pm.
A LAUGHING GULL was seen today on Montrose Beach. Recent reports
from Montrose the last few weeks include HOODED MERGANSER, WILLET,
SANDERLING, RUDDY TURNSTONE, SEMIPALMATED and BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS,
LEAST and SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, LESSER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERON, YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, CAROLINA and SEDGE WRENS, LEAST
FLYCATCHER, HORNED LARK, BAY-BREASTED, CANADA, and GOLDEN-WINGED
WARBLERS, NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH, SHARP-TAILED SPARROW, and an escapee
RED BISHOP.
Four STILT SANDPIPERS were seen yesterday at Rollins Savannah along
with DICKCISSEL and four HENSLOW'S SPARROWS.
OSPREYS were seen this week along the Waukegan Beach, at Tri-County
State Park, and at Lake Calumet.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen August 6th at Lincoln Park's North Pond.
Also on August 6th in the Lake Calumet area, two LITTLE BLUE HERONS
were at Indian Ridge Marsh, four LITTLE BLUES and four YELLOW-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS were at Heron Pond, one LITTLE BLUE was at the Burnham
Prairie Marsh, and a SNOWY EGRET and 17 CASPIAN TERNS were at the
Harborside International Golf Course. A WHITE PELICAN was on Lake
Calumet on August 3rd.
PIPING PLOVERS were seen August 1st at Great Lakes Naval Base, and
July 18th and 19th on the Waukegan Beach.
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript