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Crabtree Nature Center, Midwest United States (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Crabtree Nature Center, Midwest United States
Map of Crabtree Nature Center, Midwest United States
Fox Sparrow (
Passerella iliaca
)
Harris's Sparrow (
Zonotrichia querula
)
Hooded Merganser (
Lophodytes cucullatus
) - Female
A marshy area in Chicago suburbs with patches of deciduous forest and restored prairie. Several Wildlife Blinds are available. Our class went to this center in 1st grade to learn about nature. This was also the release location for my pet turtles after I got tired of them. (If you must release your pets in the future, I would recommend a public park over a nature area. You could be introducing a non-native species which can have disastrous results)
Species Recorded (48)
Birds ( 47 )
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck -
Aix sponsa
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Hooded Merganser -
Lophodytes cucullatus
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker -
Dryobates villosus
Red-bellied Woodpecker -
Melanerpes carolinus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee -
Poecile atricapillus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
White-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta carolinensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Northern House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Wood Thrush -
Hylocichla mustelina
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Pine Warbler -
Setophaga pinus
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Fox Sparrow -
Passerella iliaca
American Tree Sparrow -
Spizelloides arborea
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
Harris's Sparrow -
Zonotrichia querula
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Bobolink -
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
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