Site Report: Miller Meadow Forest Preserve

A good sized forest preserve due west of Chicago. The vegetation here ranges from a very slow moving river to open plains and deciduous forest to manicured picnic areas.

Visits

2010-10-30: I was in the neighborhood, so I decided to take a walk around the preserve. There was a huge drop-off in bird numbers between October 30 and November 2.

Species Seen

Kingdom: Animals (22 records)

Phylum: Chordates (22 records)

Class: Birds (22 records)

Order: Anseriformes (1 record)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Order: Doves and Pigeons (1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)

Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (3 records)
- Family: Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)
- Cooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Order: Pelicans (3 records)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)

Order: Perching Birds (12 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)

Order: Vultures (1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides (1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)

Lifelists

Trips

No trip reports available.