Wildlife Seen In Illinois!
Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - Male
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - Female
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)
Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - Female
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - Breeding Plumage
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Cape May Warbler
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - Male
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Cassin's 17-Year Cicada (Magicicada cassinii)
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) - Female
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)
Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
Pharaoh Cicada (Magicicada septendecim)
Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) - Female
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) - Breeding Plumage
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Cape May Warbler
Sightings from Chicago suburban areas in the Fox River Valley.
Sites Included
Country: United States of America
(23 sites)
- Binnie Lakes Forest Preserve
- Burnidge Forest Preserve
- Crabtree Nature Center
- Danada Forest Preserve
- Elgin
- Elgin - Bluff Spring Fen
- Elizabethtown
- Fermilab
- Ferson Creek Fen
- Fox River - Dundee
- Galesburg
- Hawthorne Hill Nature Center
- Illinois Beach State Park
- James Phillip State Park
- Jon J. Duerr Forest Preserve
- Lyon's Woods Forest Preserve
- Miller Meadow Forest Preserve
- Montrose Point
- Nelson Lake Forest Preserve
- Pratt Wayne Woods
- Rutland Forest Preserve
- Spring Valley Nature Sanctuary
- Western Kane County - Walker Road
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (210 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(14 records)
Class: Arachnids
(2 records)
- Order: Spiders
(2 records)
- Family: Jumping Spiders
- White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia mitrata)
- Family: Orbweavers
- Spider (Spider sp)
Class: Insects
(11 records)
- Order: Bees, Wasps, and Ants
(1 record)
- Family: Apidae
- Black-and-gold Bumblebee (Bombus auricomus)
- Order: Beetles
(1 record)
- Family: Ground Beetles
- Amara Beetle (Amara sp)
- Order: Butterflies and Moths
(2 records)
- Family: Gossamer-winged Butterflies
- Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
- Family: Swallowtails and Parnassians
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies (2 records)
- Order: Flies
(2 records)
- Family: Blow Flies
- Blow Fly (blowfly sp)
- Family: Stilt-legged Flies
- Stilt-legged Fly (Compsobata univitta)
- Order: Grasshoppers, Katydids and Crickets
(1 record)
- Family: Short-horned Grasshoppers
- Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)
- Order: True Bugs (2 records)
Class: Malacostracans
(1 record)
- Order: Isopods
(1 record)
- Family: Pill Woodlice
- Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)
Phylum: Chordates
(196 records)
Class: Amphibians
(5 records)
- Order: Toads and Frogs (5 records)
- Family: True Toads
- American Toad (Bufo americanus)
- Family: Typical Frogs
- American Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
- Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
Class: Birds
(172 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(9 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
- Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(5 records)
- Family: Cranes
- Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- King Rail (Rallus elegans)
- Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola)
- Sora (Porzana carolina)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (5 records)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(2 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
- Family: Swifts
- Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(5 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
- Order: Pelicans
(16 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Grebes
- Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Sanderling (Calidris alba)
- Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
- Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)
- Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
- Order: Perching Birds (108 records)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Family: Gnatwrens
- Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Family: Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera)
- Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera)
- Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)
- Orange-crowned Warbler (Leiothlypis celata)
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Northern Parula (Setophaga americana)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
- Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)
- Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)
- Pine Warbler (Setophaga pinus)
- Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)
- Bay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)
- Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata)
- Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
- Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
- Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla)
- Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis)
- Mourning Warbler (Geothlypis philadelphia)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus)
- Nelson's Sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Purple Martin (Progne subis)
- Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)
- Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Treecreepers
- Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris)
- Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Vireos
- Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii)
- White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)
- Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius)
- Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons)
- Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus)
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Eastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Winter Wren (Troglodytes hiemalis)
- Family: Yellow-breasted Chat
- Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies (11 records)
- Family: Plovers
- Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Puffbirds (5 records)
Class: Mammals
(11 records)
- Order: Carnivorans
(3 records)
- Family: Canidae
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Family: Mustelids
- American Badger (Taxidea taxus)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(1 record)
- Family: Cervidae
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Order: Opossums
(1 record)
- Family: Opossums
- Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
- Order: Rodents
(5 records)
- Family: Beavers
- American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
- Family: Squirrels
- Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
- Woodchuck (Marmota monax)
- Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
- Family: True Mice and Rats, Gerbils, and Allies
- Common American Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)
Class: Reptiles
(8 records)
- Order: Lizards and Snakes (4 records)
- Order: Turtles
(4 records)
- Family: Fresh Water Turtle
- Blanding's Turtle (Emys blandingii)
- Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
- Family: Snapping Turtles
- Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
- Family: Soft-shelled Turtles
- Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera)