2011 KANE COUNTY BIRDS

The following table lists, in taxonomic order, birds seen in 2011 on Kane County Audubon-sponsored events. (The Spring and Christmas bird counts are not included in this list.) The date and location indicate when and on what outing the bird was initially observed.

BIRDS SEEN IN 2011: 233 SPECIES ON 92 OUTINGS
  Species Date Location
1 Greater White-fronted Goose 3/1 Fermilab ramble
2 Snow Goose 8/11 Chautaugua NWR ramble
3 Cackling Goose 9/30 IL Beach State Park ramble
4 Canada Goose 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
5 Mute Swan 3/19 Lake Michigan trip
6 Trumpeter Swan 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
7 Tundra Swan 10/29 Jasper-Pulaski FWA trip
8 Wood Duck 3/14 Big Rock Forest Preserve
9 Gadwall 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
10 American Wigeon 4/2 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
11 American Black Duck 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
12 Mallard 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
13 Blue-winged Teal 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
14 Cinnamon Teal 3/29 North Pond (Lincoln Park) ramble
15 Northern Shoveler 3/9 Fermilab ramble
16 Northern Pintail 4/21 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
17 Green-winged Teal 4/2 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
18 Canvasback 3/19 Lake Michigan trip
19 Redhead 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
20 Ring-necked Duck 3/19 Lake Michigan trip
21 Greater Scaup 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
22 Lesser Scaup 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
23 White-winged Scoter 3/9 Lake Michigan ramble
24 Bufflehead 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
25 Common Goldeneye 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
26 Hooded Merganser 1/15 South Elgin Dam
27 Common Merganser 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
28 Red-breasted Merganser 3/9 Lake Michigan ramble
29 Ruddy Duck 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
30 Ring-necked Pheasant 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
31 Wild Turkey 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
32 Common Loon 4/9 Big Rock Forest Preserve
33 Pied-billed Grebe 3/12 Fox River, Elgin
34 Horned Grebe 3/9 Lake Michigan ramble
35 Eared Grebe 3/29 Montrose Point (Lincoln Park) ramble
36 Double-crested Cormorant 3/26 Fermilab
37 American White Pelican 4/2 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
38 Great Blue Heron 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
39 Great Egret 4/16 Fitchie Creek FP
40 Green Heron 5/6 Lippold Park ramble
41 Black-crowned Night-Heron 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
42 Turkey Vulture 3/12 Tyler Creek Forest Preserve
43 Osprey 4/9 Big Rock Forest Preserve
44 Bald Eagle 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
45 Northern Harrier 3/9 Fermilab ramble
46 Sharp-shinned Hawk 4/21 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
47 Cooper's Hawk 2/5 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
48 Red-shouldered Hawk 10/29 Jasper-Pulaski FWA trip
49 Broad-winged Hawk 4/12 Tekakwitha FP ramble
50 Swainson's Hawk 8/25 Burlington ramble
51 Red-tailed Hawk 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
52 Rough-legged Hawk 2/7 Ogle County ramble
53 American Kestrel 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
54 Merlin 9/30 IL Beach State Park ramble
55 Peregrine Falcon 5/24 Elgin Tower Building ramble
56 Sora 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
57 Common Gallinule 7/16 Elburn FP ramble
58 American Coot 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
59 Sandhill Crane 2/26 Kane County country roads
60 American Golden-Plover 8/25 Genoa sod farm ramble
61 Semipalmated Plover 5/17 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
62 Killdeer 3/1 Fermilab ramble
63 American Avocet 8/11 Chautaugua NWR ramble
64 Spotted Sandpiper 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
65 Solitary Sandpiper 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
66 Greater Yellowlegs 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
67 Willet 4/25 Waukegan Beach ramble ramble
68 Lesser Yellowlegs 4/14 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
69 Ruddy Turnstone 8/30 Montrose Point ramble
70 Sanderling 8/30 Montrose Point Ramble
71 Semipalmated Sandpiper 5/17 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
72 Least Sandpiper 5/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
73 Baird's Sandpiper 8/30 Montrose Point ramble
74 Pectoral Sandpiper 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
75 Dunlin 5/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
76 Stilt Sandpiper 8/11 Chautaugua NWR ramble
77 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 8/30 Montrose Point ramble
78 Short-billed Dowitcher 5/17 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
79 Wilson's Snipe 4/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
80 American Woodcock 3/31 Ferson Creek Fen ramble
81 Wilson's Phalarope 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
82 Black-legged Kittiwake 3/29 Montrose Point (Lincoln Park) ramble
83 Bonaparte's Gull 10/29 Jasper-Pulaski FWA trip
84 Ring-billed Gull 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
85 Herring Gull 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
86 Thayer's Gull 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
87 Iceland Gull 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
88 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
89 Glaucous Gull 2/19 Gull Frolic/North Point Marina
90 Caspian Tern 4/25 Waukegan Beach ramble
91 Common Tern 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
92 Rock Pigeon 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
93 Eurasian Collared-Dove 12/6 Kendall County ramble
94 Mourning Dove 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
95 Monk Parakeet 3/19 Lake Michigan trip
96 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 5/12 Elsen's Hill ramble
97 Eastern Screech-Owl 7/16 Grundy County ramble
98 Great Horned Owl 1/29 Bliss Woods Forest Preserve
99 Snowy Owl 2/7 Ogle County ramble
100 Barred Owl 12/6 Kendall County ramble
101 Short-eared Owl 4/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
102 Northern Saw-whet Owl 10/15 Sand Bluff Banding Station ramble
103 Common Nighthawk 6/20 Batavia River Walk ramble
104 Eastern Whip-poor-will 7/16 Grundy County ramble
105 Chimney Swift 4/26 Tekakwitha FP ramble
106 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5/6 Lippold Park ramble
107 Rufous Hummingbird 11/28 Oak Park ramble
108 Belted Kingfisher 1/15 South Elgin Dam
109 Red-headed Woodpecker 5/18 Bluff Spring Fen ramble
110 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia
111 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1/15 South Elgin Dam
112 Downy Woodpecker 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia
113 Hairy Woodpecker 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
114 Northern Flicker 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia
115 Pileated Woodpecker 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
116 Olive-sided Flycatcher 5/12 Elsen's Hill ramble
117 Eastern Wood-Pewee 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
118 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
119 Alder Flycatcher 5/19 Tekakwitha FP ramble
120 Willow Flycatcher 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
121 Least Flycatcher 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
122 Eastern Phoebe 3/21 Oakhurst Forest Preserve ramble
123 Great Crested Flycatcher 5/6 Lippold Park ramble
124 Eastern Kingbird 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
125 Northern Shrike 1/11 Aurora West Forest Preserve ramble
126 Bell's Vireo 6/6 Aurora West Forest Preserve ramble
127 Yellow-throated Vireo 5/19 Tekakwitha FP ramble
128 Blue-headed Vireo 5/19 Tekakwitha FP ramble
129 Warbling Vireo 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
130 Philadelphia Vireo 8/30 Montrose Point ramble
131 Red-eyed Vireo 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
132 Blue Jay 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
133 American Crow 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
134 Horned Lark 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
135 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4/26 Tekakwitha FP ramble
136 Purple Martin 4/14 Prairie Green Wetlan ramble
137 Tree Swallow 3/21 Oakhurst Forest Preserve ramble
138 Bank Swallow 4/26 Tekakwitha FP ramble
139 Barn Swallow 4/9 Big Rock Forest Preserve
140 Cliff Swallow 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
141 Black-capped Chickadee 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
142 Tufted Titmouse 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
143 Red-breasted Nuthatch 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
144 White-breasted Nuthatch 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
145 Brown Creeper 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
146 Carolina Wren 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
147 House Wren 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
148 Winter Wren 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
149 Sedge Wren 5/17 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
150 Marsh Wren 5/18 Bluff Spring Fen ramble
151 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
152 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1/15 South Elgin Dam
153 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1/15 South Elgin Dam
154 Eastern Bluebird 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
155 Veery 5/6 Lippold Park ramble
156 Gray-cheeked Thrush 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
157 Swainson's Thrush 5/12 Elsen's Hill ramble
158 Hermit Thrush 4/9 Big Rock Forest Preserve
159 Wood Thrush 6/17 Bliss Woods ramble
160 American Robin 1/15 South Elgin Dam
161 Gray Catbird 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
162 Brown Thrasher 4/12 Tekakwitha FP ramble
163 European Starling 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
164 American Pipit 5/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
165 Cedar Waxwing 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
166 Lapland Longspur 1/28 Kane County country roads
167 Snow Bunting 1/28 Kane County country roads
168 Ovenbird 5/19 Tekakwitha FP ramble
169 Northern Waterthrush 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
170 Blue-winged Warbler 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
171 Black-and-white Warbler 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
172 Prothonotary Warbler 6/18 SEBA Park
173 Tennessee Warbler 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
174 Orange-crowned Warbler 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
175 Nashville Warbler 5/6 Lippold Park ramble
176 Common Yellowthroat 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
177 Hooded Warbler 5/12 Elsen's Hill ramble
178 American Redstart 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
179 Cape May Warbler 5/19 Tekakwitha FP ramble
180 Northern Parula 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
181 Magnolia Warbler 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
182 Bay-breasted Warbler 5/12 Elsen's Hill ramble
183 Blackburnian Warbler 4/26 Tekakwitha FP ramble
184 Yellow Warbler 4/12 Tekakwitha FP ramble
185 Chestnut-sided Warbler 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
186 Blackpoll Warbler 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
187 Palm Warbler 4/26 Tekakwitha FP ramble
188 Pine Warbler 4/26 Tekakwitha FP ramble
189 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1/15 South Elgin Dam
190 Black-throated Green Warbler 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
191 Canada Warbler 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
192 Wilson's Warbler 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
193 Yellow-breasted Chat 7/16 Goose Lake Prairie SP ramble
194 Eastern Towhee 4/16 Fitchie Creek FP
195 American Tree Sparrow 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
196 Chipping Sparrow 3/5 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
197 Clay-colored Sparrow 7/13 LeRoy Oakes FP
198 Field Sparrow 4/9 Big Rock Forest Preserve
199 Vesper Sparrow 4/14 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
200 Savannah Sparrow 4/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
201 Grasshopper Sparrow 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
202 Henslow's Sparrow 6/16 Fitchie Creek FP ramble
203 Nelson's Sparrow 10/6 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
204 Fox Sparrow 3/14 Big Rock Forest Preserve ramble
205 Song Sparrow 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
206 Lincoln's Sparrow 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
207 Swamp Sparrow 4/12 Tekakwitha FP ramble
208 White-throated Sparrow 2/12 Les Arends Forest Preserve
209 White-crowned Sparrow 5/5 Prairie Green Wetland ramble
210 Dark-eyed Junco 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
211 Summer Tanager 6/17 Bliss Woods FP ramble
212 Scarlet Tanager 5/6 Lippold Park ramble
213 Northern Cardinal 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
214 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/11 Tekakwitha FP ramble
215 Blue Grosbeak 6/20 Danada FP ramble
216 Indigo Bunting 4/30 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
217 Dickcissel 5/20 Chicago lakefront ramble
218 Bobolink 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
219 Red-winged Blackbird 1/6 Quarry Park, Batavia ramble
220 Eastern Meadowlark 3/21 Oakhurst Forest Preserve ramble
221 Western Meadowlark 5/3 Sauer Prairie Kame FP ramble
222 Rusty Blackbird 4/16 Fitchie Creek FP
223 Brewer's Blackbird 8/27 Pingree Grove FP
224 Common Grackle 3/9 Fermilab ramble
225 Brown-headed Cowbird 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
226 Orchard Oriole 5/18 Bluff Spring Fen ramble
227 Baltimore Oriole 5/4 Tekakwitha FP ramble
228 Purple Finch 1/29 Bliss Woods Forest Preserve
229 House Finch 1/15 South Elgin Dam
230 Common Redpoll 1/28 Elburn Forest Preserve ramble
231 Pine Siskin 1/22 Starved Rock State Park
232 American Goldfinch 1/1 Nelson Lake/Dick Young FP
233 House Sparrow 1/22 Starved Rock State Park

 

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