Great Backyard Bird Count

2008 Kane County Results

 

Participants from 18 Kane County communities submitted 108 checklists totaling more than 5,000 birds of more than 50 species. Across the state, Illinois counters reported 125 species and more than 165,000 birds during the four-day counting period (February 15 - 18). In the county, Aurora's bird counters captured the trifecta as they tallied the most birds (1,061), submitted the most checklists (22), and recorded the most species (29). This year the House Sparrow took top honors as most counted (748). Some of the more unusual sightings include a Peregrine Falcon reported in Geneva, Pileated Woodpeckers in Hampshire and Saint Charles, and Iceland Gulls in Montgomery. For complete information on the Great Backyard Bird Count, click here.

(Last year's results are available here.)

 
 

KANE COUNTY TOTALS

   Aurora

Batavia

Big Rock

Carpentersville

Dundee

Elburn

Elgin

Geneva

Hampshire

Huntley

LaFox

Maple Park

Montgomery

North Aurora

Saint Charles

Sugar Grove

Wayne

West Dundee

Checklists Submitted

108

22

7

 1

1

2

2

17

4

1

8

 2 1

14

2

16

 3 5

1

Birds Counted

5,046

1,061

387

 153

123

65

42

380

62

96

240

 185 46

910

48

527

 434 263

24

Species Counted

53

29

22

 15

23

12

11

23

20

18

20

 18 4

24

13

26

 28 17

6

         

Canada Goose

585

116

 36  

3

30

9

 

    

375

 

1

 15  

Mute Swan

2

 

  

2

    

 

    

Tundra Swan

2

         2                            

Mallard

204

31

 48  

 

5

 

    

98

 

 22  

Common Merganser

29

 16      

13

    

Ring-necked Pheasant

1

  

 

 1      

Great Blue Heron

8

 1  

2

 1    

4

    

Bald Eagle

2

  

 

 1    

1

    

Sharp-shinned Hawk

4

  

1

 

 1 1     1  

Cooper's Hawk

16

6

 1  

1

1

 1   1

4

   1

Red-tailed Hawk

19

2

 2 1

1

1

 

 

 1     4

1

 5   1

Rough-legged Hawk

2

  

 

     2  

American Kestrel

4

   2 1         1                      

Peregrine Falcon

1

                 1                    

Iceland Gull

3

                           3          

Rock Pigeon

77

 5 1 8 30

 

     33  

Mourning Dove

426

105

16

 18

5

8

5

28

3

8

 33 9 6

82

4

52

 14 16

14

Eastern Screech-owl

1

         1                            

Red-headed Woodpecker

3

  

 

1

 1    

 

    

1

Red-bellied Woodpecker

25

8

  

2

2

1

1

 1 2  

2

1

3

 1 1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

2

                   2                  

Downy Woodpecker

84

15

 4 1

2

 1

2

15

1

5

 4  

4

4

12

 5 9

Hairy Woodpecker

19

3

  

2

1

2

 1     1

3

 2 4

 

Northern Flicker

4

 1   1

 

 2  

 

    

Pileated Woodpecker

2

                   1          

1

      

Blue Jay

40

4

 1 4

2

2

1

 1 1 6     2 8 2 6

American Crow

50

 3

5

 8

1

 

13

 4 2  

 

 3 8   3

Horned Lark

47

 42

 

     5  

Black-capped Chickadee

176

19

8

 5

4

3

6

23

2

4

 4 11  

20

6

18

 21 20 2

Tufted Titmouse

1

  

 

    

1

    

Red-breasted Nuthatch

69

 14 4   2

16

 2 1 4   9 1

13

 1 2

White-Breasted Nuthatch

55

8

 3  

2

2

1

9

1

 

 3 4  

 

3

8

 4 4

3

Brown Creeper

1

 1  

 

 

    

 

    

Carolina Wren

3

   2

 

     1    

American Robin

2

 

 

  

 

 

    

1

 

 1  

European Starling

396

143

68

  

5

 

 

1

46

 13   9

54

 37 20

American Tree Sparrow

188

19

 

 1

 

8

 8 12 16   16

58

 28 22

Field Sparrow

39

               6   4 17       3 9      

Song Sparrow

70

40

  

 

 8 2  

20

    

White-throated Sparrow

10

2

   1

 

     5 2

White-crowned Sparrow

3

  

 

 3        

Dark-eyed Junco

621

140

31

 2

9

 2

16

81

15

10

44

 22 30

82

3

91

 7 36

 

Snow Bunting

1

 1

 

 

 

        

Northern Cardinal

297

79

33

 4

6

2

4

17

3

3

 16 11 8

31

4

28

 29 19

 

Red-winged Blackbird

2

 

       2  

Common Grackle

9

 5  

 

   2 2

 

    

Brown-headed Cowbird

7

                   2           4 1    

Purple Finch

58

 9 16   3

 

8

3

 8 1     4

6

    

House Finch

272

55

34

 5

 

 2

40

1

8

3

 14  

26

22

 45 17

Common Redpoll

9

                   4 3           2    

Pine Siskin

23

   2             10 8           3      

American Goldfinch

324

47

 17 3

12

12

 

24

8

6

7

 43  

64

6

14

 9 52

 

House Sparrow

748

162

56

 50

25

 

68

 2

10

 34 24  

58

 10

90

 127 32
 

5,046

   1,061 387 153 123 65 42 380 62 96 240 185 46 910 48 527 434 263 24

 

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