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spring. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (near East St. Louis)
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Species Seen in Illinois: 427
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(847) 265-2118 Chicago
(630) 406-8111 DuPage
(815) 965-3095 Northwestern
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Bird Nests in Winter
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Grassland birds in Illinois
Illinois Organizations:
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Sinnissippi Audubon Society
Rockford
Thorn Creek Audubon Society
Homewood
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Audubon Society Danville
Chicago Ornithological Society
The Nature Conservancy of Illinois
Important Birding Locations in Illinois:
Hot Spots
Birding in Illinois
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Chicago Area Birding Guide
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
McDowell Grove Bird Sightings
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Hyde
Park Chicago Birding
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Refuges - Illinois
Pete Thayer's Favorite Hot Spots:
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.
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