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  Featured State/Province:
  Illinois
  

ILLINOIS
Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge
40.45 N   89.93 W
Waterfowl congregate here during the winter, with counts exceeding 400,000. Bald Eagles and Swans are usually present as well. Fall shorebird migration can be productive if you find the right spot.

Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area
37.13 N   89.28 W
A horseshoe bend in the Mississippi River and regular flooding produced this pristine woodland/wetland area. Cerulean Warblers and Summer Tanagers can be found here. Waterfowl are abundant in winter.

Illinois Beach State Park
42.41 N   87.81 W
This varied habitat, just south of the Wisconsin border, has beaches, grasslands, wetlands and woods. Raptors funnel overhead during September and October. Migration is the best time for songbirds.

Lincoln Park Bird Sanctuary / Montrose Point
41.88 N   87.62 W
Birding in downtown Chicago during migration can be extremely productive! Search the small shrubs and hedges near Lakeshore Drive and almost anything can turn up! Turn around and check the Lake Michigan shoreline and the lake for loons and grebes. Visit the bird gallery in the Field Museum when you are done.

Shawnee National Forest
37.39 N   88.26 W
The southern tip of Illinois is the home of the Shawnee National Forest. This wilderness is a great spot to find woodpeckers, warblers, vireos and owls. This is the way America looked 300 years ago.

Featured Hot Spot:
Monterey, California
36.36 N   121.53 W
Pelagic (open ocean) trips run by Shearwater Journeys will be looking for Flesh-footed and Buller's Shearwaters; Ashy and Black Storm-Petrels. The "regular" species are likely to add half a dozen birds to your life list! Whales are always a possibility. Stop by at nearby Elkhorn Slough or bird the foothills east of town.

Where to Bird - California    Birding in Santa Cruz County    California Wildlife Books
     Santa Cruz Bird Club     Local Bird Checklist      Monterey CBC

Featured Organization:
Jocotoco Foundation

The Fundacion Jocotoco is an organization that was established by Robert Ridgely and others in 1998 to acquire land to conserve and restore habitat which is critical for the survival of endangered species of birds. The Foundation's activities are centred in Ecuador, a country with exceptional biodiversity and over 1,600 species of birds.