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Burnidge Forest Preserve, Midwest United States (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Burnidge Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Map of Burnidge Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Winter Wren (
Troglodytes hiemalis
)
Painted Turtle (
Chrysemys picta
)
Palm Warbler (
Dendroica palmarum
) - Breeding Plumage
Painted Turtle (
Chrysemys picta
)
Palm Warbler (
Dendroica palmarum
)
Painted Turtle (
Chrysemys picta
)
Brown Thrasher (
Toxostoma rufum
)
White-breasted Nuthatch (
Sitta carolinensis
)
Northern Leopard Frog (
Rana pipiens
)
This preserve, just west of Elgin, Illinois contains deciduous forest and a bog habitat with a good number of snags. There is a large prairie area as well where you can view native plants. Another feature are several reed-banked ponds.
Species Recorded (80)
Birds ( 72 )
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck -
Aix sponsa
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Ring-necked Pheasant -
Phasianus colchicus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Red-bellied Woodpecker -
Melanerpes carolinus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher -
Empidonax alnorum
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Northern Rough-winged Swallow -
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee -
Poecile atricapillus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
White-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta carolinensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Sedge Wren -
Cistothorus stellaris
Northern House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Winter Wren -
Troglodytes hiemalis
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Veery -
Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush -
Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush -
Hylocichla mustelina
Eastern Bluebird -
Sialia sialis
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher -
Toxostoma rufum
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Yellow-throated Vireo -
Vireo flavifrons
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Yellow-breasted Chat -
Icteria virens
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Bay-breasted Warbler -
Setophaga castanea
Cerulean Warbler -
Setophaga cerulea
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Blackburnian Warbler -
Setophaga fusca
Palm Warbler -
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Black-throated Green Warbler -
Setophaga virens
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Scarlet Tanager -
Piranga olivacea
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak -
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Eastern Towhee -
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Field Sparrow -
Spizella pusilla
White-crowned Sparrow -
Zonotrichia leucophrys
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Bobolink -
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Eastern Meadowlark -
Sturnella magna
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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