- RBA
* Illinois
* Chicago
* April 18, 2007
* ILCH0704.18
- Birds mentioned
SNOW GOOSE
TRUMPETER SWAN
RED-THROATED LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE
EARED GREBE
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
AMERICAN BITTERN
LEAST BITTERN
COMMON MOORHEN
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
PILEATED WOODPECKER
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
LE CONTE’S SPARROW
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
* 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 or captive 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, April 18, 2007 at 11:00pm
number: 847-265-2118
to report: 847-265-2117
compiler: Richard Biss -- bissbirds@...
coverage: Greater Chicagoland area
transcriber: Geoff Williamson -- geoffrey.williamson@...
This is the Chicago Audubon Society bird report for Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:00pm.
Fifty WHITE PELICANS were seen today at both Carson’s Slough and Nelson Lake in Kane County. A SNOW GOOSE was also at Nelson Lake today. A RED-NECKED GREBE was at Carson’s Slough on April 13th.
Two PILEATED WOODPECKERS were seen yesterday in the Palos Hills area near 95th Street and 104th Avenue, and another PILEATED was at Teason’s Woods.
A wandering PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen April 8th at Rollins Savanna. Two YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were also at Rollins Savanna on Sunday.
An EARED GREBE was seen Sunday at the Lake Forest Beach.
A RED-THROATED LOON was at Montrose on April 10th.
Two TRUMPETER SWANS were seen last week at both McGinnis Slough and Lake Katherine.
Some recent migrant arrivals in the Chicago area include AMERICAN and LEAST BITTERN, SAW-WHET OWL, MOORHEN, GNATCATCHER, MOCKINGBIRD, BLACK-AND-WHITE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, and LE CONTE’S SPARROW.
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript
* Illinois
* Chicago
* April 18, 2007
* ILCH0704.18
- Birds mentioned
SNOW GOOSE
TRUMPETER SWAN
RED-THROATED LOON
RED-NECKED GREBE
EARED GREBE
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
AMERICAN BITTERN
LEAST BITTERN
COMMON MOORHEN
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
PILEATED WOODPECKER
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER
NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER
LE CONTE’S SPARROW
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
* 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 or captive 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, April 18, 2007 at 11:00pm
number: 847-265-2118
to report: 847-265-2117
compiler: Richard Biss -- bissbirds@...
coverage: Greater Chicagoland area
transcriber: Geoff Williamson -- geoffrey.williamson@...
This is the Chicago Audubon Society bird report for Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:00pm.
Fifty WHITE PELICANS were seen today at both Carson’s Slough and Nelson Lake in Kane County. A SNOW GOOSE was also at Nelson Lake today. A RED-NECKED GREBE was at Carson’s Slough on April 13th.
Two PILEATED WOODPECKERS were seen yesterday in the Palos Hills area near 95th Street and 104th Avenue, and another PILEATED was at Teason’s Woods.
A wandering PILEATED WOODPECKER was seen April 8th at Rollins Savanna. Two YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS were also at Rollins Savanna on Sunday.
An EARED GREBE was seen Sunday at the Lake Forest Beach.
A RED-THROATED LOON was at Montrose on April 10th.
Two TRUMPETER SWANS were seen last week at both McGinnis Slough and Lake Katherine.
Some recent migrant arrivals in the Chicago area include AMERICAN and LEAST BITTERN, SAW-WHET OWL, MOORHEN, GNATCATCHER, MOCKINGBIRD, BLACK-AND-WHITE and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLERS, and LE CONTE’S SPARROW.
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript