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Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Midwest United States (
Center on Interactive Map
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Map of Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
Map of Miller Meadow Forest Preserve, Midwest United States
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.
Species Recorded (22)
Birds ( 22 )
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cooper's Hawk -
Astur cooperii
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee -
Poecile atricapillus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eastern Bluebird -
Sialia sialis
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lapland Longspur -
Calcarius lapponicus
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
American Tree Sparrow -
Spizelloides arborea
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Eastern Meadowlark -
Sturnella magna
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
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