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Chicago: 5/21/2021 - 5/30/2021 (
Center on Map
)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (
Hentzia mitrata
)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (
Hentzia mitrata
)
Least Sandpiper (
Calidris minutilla
)
American Robin (
Turdus migratorius
)
Green Heron (
Butorides virescens
)
Bay-breasted Warbler (
Setophaga castanea
)
Common Grackle (
Quiscalus quiscula
)
Brown Thrasher (
Toxostoma rufum
)
Red-eyed Vireo (
Vireo olivaceus
)
Black Swallowtail (
Papilio polyxenes
)
Blackburnian Warbler (
Setophaga fusca
)
Bank Swallow (
Riparia riparia
)
White-jawed Jumping Spider (
Hentzia mitrata
)
Bank Swallow (
Riparia riparia
)
Chestnut-sided Warbler (
Setophaga pensylvanica
)
Common Yellowthroat (
Geothlypis trichas
) - Female
Amara Beetle (
Amara sp
)
Common Pill Woodlouse (
Armadillidiidae vulgare
)
Stilt-legged Fly (
Compsobata univitta
) In Love
Blow Fly (
blowfly ssp
)
Green-striped Grasshopper (
Chortophaga viridifasciata
)
Spider (
Spider ssp
)
Canada Warbler (
Cardellina canadensis
) - Female
Eastern Wood-Pewee (
Contopus virens
)
Carolina Saddlebags (
Tramea carolina
)
Cape May Warbler (
Setophaga tigrina
) - Female
Trip to Chicago and closing out the Illinois Beach Resort hotel.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Illinois Beach State Park, Midwest United States (5/21/2021)
Illinois Beach State Park, Midwest United States (5/22/2021)
Illinois Beach State Park, Midwest United States (5/23/2021)
Lyon's Woods Forest Preserve, Midwest United States (5/23/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/23/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/24/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/25/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/26/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/27/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/28/2021)
Montrose Point, Midwest United States (5/29/2021)
Nelson Lake Forest Preserve, Midwest United States (5/30/2021)
Species Recorded (112)
Birds ( 103 )
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 )
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Mute Swan -
Cygnus olor
Red-breasted Merganser -
Mergus serrator
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Piping Plover -
Charadrius melodus
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
Black-bellied Plover -
Pluvialis squatarola
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling -
Calidris alba
Dunlin -
Calidris alpina
Least Sandpiper -
Calidris minutilla
Semipalmated Sandpiper -
Calidris pusilla
Solitary Sandpiper -
Tringa solitaria
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
American Herring Gull -
Larus smithsonianus
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Eastern Whip-poor-will -
Antrostomus vociferus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
( Coccyzidae )
Yellow-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus americanus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Red-bellied Woodpecker -
Melanerpes carolinus
Red-headed Woodpecker -
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Olive-sided Flycatcher -
Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher -
Empidonax alnorum
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -
Empidonax flaviventris
Least Flycatcher -
Empidonax minimus
Willow Flycatcher -
Empidonax traillii
Acadian Flycatcher -
Empidonax virescens
Great Crested Flycatcher -
Myiarchus crinitus
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin -
Progne subis
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
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
Gnatwrens ( Polioptilidae )
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
Polioptila caerulea
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Veery -
Catharus fuscescens
Gray-cheeked Thrush -
Catharus minimus
Swainson's Thrush -
Catharus ustulatus
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 )
Warbling Vireo -
Vireo gilvus
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Philadelphia Vireo -
Vireo philadelphicus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Canada Warbler -
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler -
Cardellina pusilla
Mourning Warbler -
Geothlypis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Nashville Warbler -
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Connecticut Warbler -
Oporornis agilis
Ovenbird -
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula -
Setophaga americana
Bay-breasted Warbler -
Setophaga castanea
Blackburnian Warbler -
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler -
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler -
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler -
Setophaga virens
Golden-winged Warbler -
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler -
Vermivora cyanoptera
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting -
Passerina cyanea
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Eastern Towhee -
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
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 )
European Goldfinch -
Carduelis carduelis
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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