April 2016

Rare Bird Alert – 28-Apr-2016

TOWNSEND’S WARBLER: Cook County (North) – A Townsend’s Warbler was found on 28-Apr-2016 by Matthew Cvetas at Millennium Park in Chicago. The warbler has been seen most of the day along the promenade that cuts north-south through the park between Pritzker Pavilion and Cloud Gate. A map of the area can be found at the link.

https://goo.gl/maps/oJQsV6kVtxK2

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Photo by Jerry Goldner

Rare Bird Alert – 14-Apr-2016

TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE: Kendall County (North) – A Townsend’s Solitaire was first photographed at the Cedar Ridge Youth Campground area of Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville, Kendall County, on 9-Apr-2016 by Ryan Jones and has been reported every day since. You can find a map of the location at the link.

https://goo.gl/maps/TvjBT4N7xvL2

Visit 2015 Listers Corner

The 2015 Listers Corner is now ready for viewing in the Publications section of our Web site!
Special thanks to committee members, Joe Lill, Jim Mountjoy and Mike Madsen, for all their help and their willingness to discuss the smallest detail; to Greg Neise, IOS Webmaster, who updated the site, and to all the birders, from every corner of the state, who graciously contributed their data to this online archive.

IORC Update – 3-Apr-2016

Records Accepted

  • Barrow’s Goldeneye, 6 Dec 2015 – 27 Feb 2016, Carpentersville, Kane County (2015-058; Anna Szal; Russ Goulding)
  • White-faced Ibis, 5-11 Nov 2015, Pingree Grove, Kane County (2015-049; Matthew Cvetas, Marion Miller)
  • Swallow-tailed Kite, 1 Sep 2012, Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve, Lake County (2012-053; Kathy Amberg)
  • Common Ground-Dove, 18 Oct 2015, Bloomington, McLean County (2015-050; Rod Mitchell)
  • Common Ground-Dove, 6-20 Nov 2015, Lincoln Park in Chicago, Cook County (2015-045; Matthew Cvetas, Fran Morel, Geoffrey A. Williamson
  • Parasitic Jaeger, 13 Sep 2015, Waukegan, Lake County (2015-037; Annette McClellan)
  • California Gull, 5 Dec 2015, Fulton, Whiteside County (2015-055; Dan Williams)
  • Slaty-backed Gull, 25 Nov 2015, Hampton, Rock Island County (2015-054; Jim Forde)
  • Barn Owl, 18 Apr 2015, Coles County (2015-062; J.E. Brown)
  • Barn Owl, 7 Nov 2015, Chicago, Cook County (2015-046; Steven J. Huggins)
  • Barn Owl, 29 Nov 2015, Urbana, Champaign County (2015-057; Greg Lambeth)
  • Burrowing Owl, 6-15 Oct 2012, Lincoln Park in Chicago, Cook County, (2012-052; Jake Cvetas, Matthew Cvetas, Josh Engel)
  • Burrowing Owl, 19-20 Oct 2015, LaSalle County (2015-059; Don Coons)
  • Prairie Falcon (2), 8 Nov 2015 – 13 Mar 2016, Coles County (2015-051; Tyler D. Funk)
  • Cave Swallow, 8 Nov 2012, Lincoln Park in Chicago, Cook County (2012-049; Richard C. Payne)
  • Cave Swallow, 7 Nov 2015, Illinois Beach State Park (north unit), Lake County (2015-048; Brendon Lake)
  • Cave Swallow, 20 Nov 2015, Illinois Beach State Park (south unit), Lake County (2015-052; Nat Carmichael, Al Stokie)
  • Cave Swallow, 20 Nov 2015, Illinois Beach State Park (north unit), Lake County (2015-053; John Leonard, Greg Neise, Andrew Stewart)
  • Swainson’s Warbler (2), 9 & 23 May 2015, Alexander County (2015-039; Ida Domazlicky, Rhonda Rothrock)
  • Green-tailed Towhee, 13 Dec 2015 – 2 Mar 2016, Monroe County (2015-061; Tim Enbring; Carl DauBach, Pen DauBach)

Records Not Accepted

  • Barrow’s Goldeneye, 22 Nov 2015, Peoria Lake, Tazewell County (2015-056)
  • Anhinga, 16 Sep 2012, Greene Valley Forest Preserve, DuPage County (2012-051)
  • Swallow-tailed Kite, 4 Aug 2012, Homer Lake Preserve, Champaign County (2012-054)
  • Ruff, 31 Aug 2014, Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, Mason County (2014-010)
  • Little Stint, 13 Apr 2013, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2013-010)
  • Chimney Swift, 14 Nov 2013, Chicago, Cook County (2013-033) [accepted as Chaetura sp.]
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