Matthew Cvetas

Rare Bird Alert – 6-Jul-2016

RUFF: Fulton County (Central) – A Ruff was found on 5-Jul-2016 by Kevin Richmond at Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge, South Globe in Waterford Township. It was originally viewed from a parking lot off County Rd. 9.

https://goo.gl/maps/dmfGWpHWpg42

IORC Update – 26-Jun-2016

Records Accepted

  • Eurasian Wigeon, 29 Mar 1969, Stump Lake, Jersey County (1969-003; William C. Rowe)
  • Little Gull, 6 Mar 2016, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (2016-014; Frank Holmes)
  • California Gull, 11 Feb 2016, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (2016-011; Corey Lange)
  • Gyrfalcon, 4-6 Feb 2016, north of Colfax, McLean County (2016-009; Mabel Lux; Elizabeth Hart)
  • Townsend’s Solitaire, 7 Nov 2015, Crabtree Nature Center, Cook County (2015-047; Andrew Steinmann)

Records Not Accepted

  • Parasitic Jaeger, 30 Sep 2012, Gillson Park, Wilmette, Cook County (2012-050)
  • Herring Gull X Glaucous-winged Gull, 28 Jan 2016, Elgin, Kane County (2016-010)
  • Brewer’s Sparrow, 12 Dec 2015, near Braidwood Power Plant Cooling Pond, Will County (2015-063)

IORC Update – 10-Jun-2016

Records Accepted

  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (2), 22 May 2013, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Jasper County (2013-074; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (5), 29 May 2014, Bailey Wetland, Richland and Wayne counties (2014-056; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Black Vulture, 3 May 2015, Warbler Woods and Lake Charleston, Coles County (2015-064; Ron Bradley)
  • Black Vulture (3), 9 May 2015, Fox Ridge State Park, Coles County (2015-065; Tyler Funk)
  • Swallow-tailed Kite, 14 Aug 2014, Monroe County (2014-055; Carl DauBach)
  • Black-tailed Gull, 11-16 Jan 2016, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2016-001; William C. Rowe, Matt Rowe; Tyler D. Funk, C. Leroy Harrison, Fran R. Morel)
  • California Gull, 22 Dec 2013, Bloomington, McLean County (2013-077; Matthew Winks)
  • California Gull, 16 Jan – 17 Feb 2016, Wilmington, Will County (2016-003; Andrew Aldrich; Greg Neise, Matt Wistrand)
  • Slaty-backed Gull, 26 Jan – 20 Feb 2016, Wilmington in Will County and Montrose Point in Chicago’s Lincoln Park in Cook County (2016-005; Andrew Aldrich; Matthew Cvetas, Josh Engel, Kanae Hirabayashi, Bob Hughes, Fran Morel, Greg Neise, Matt Wistrand)
  • Barn Owl, 30 Jan – 11 Mar 2012, DuPage County (2012-055; Jeff Smith)
  • Barn Owl (2 to 4), 23 Apr – 8 Sep 2012, DuPage County (2012-056; Jeff Smith)
  • Barn Owl (1 to 5), 29 Jan – 15 Sep 2013, DuPage County (2013-078; Jeff Smith)
  • Barn Owl, 3-7 Jan 2014, DuPage County (2014-057; Jeff Smith)
  • Prairie Falcon, 15 Nov – 14 Dec 2013, Bailey Wetland, Richland and Wayne counties (2013-070; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Prairie Falcon, 1 Dec 2013, between Prairie Ridge State Natural Area and Forbes State Park, Marion County (2013-071; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Prairie Falcon, 6 Feb 2013, northern Wayne County (2013-072; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Prairie Falcon, 6 Mar 2013, north of East Fork Lake, Richland County (2013-073; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Prairie Falcon, 27 Dec 2013, northwest Douglas County (2013-075; Jeff Bryant)
  • Prairie Falcon (2), 3 Nov 2013 – 25 Feb 2014, northern Coles County (2013-076; Ron Bradley)
  • Prairie Falcon, 17 Jan 2016, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Jasper County (2016-004; Tyler Funk)
  • Prairie Falcon, 1 Jan 2016, Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Jasper County (2016-006; C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Prairie Falcon, 3 Jan 2016, Butler Tract of Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Marion County (2016-007, C. Leroy Harrison)
  • Townsend’s Solitaire, 14-21 Jan 2016, Braidwood Lake, Will County (2016-002; Don Blecha)

Records Not Accepted

  • Mottled Duck (2), 26 Oct – 11 Dec 2015, Bailey Wetland, Richland and Wayne counties (2015-067)

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.]

Rare Bird Alert – 3-Feb-2016

 

Slaty-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull by Josh Engel

 

SLATY-BACKED GULL: Will County (North) – Discovered by Andrew Aldrich on 26-Jan-2016, a Slaty-backed Gull is still present on the property of ASIP: Local 150 at 19800 W. Arsenal Rd. Birders have had success viewing the gull in the morning prior to 9am resting on the frozen pond of the property during the work week while the nearby landfill is open.

IORC Update – 18-Jan-2016

Records Accepted

  • Wood Stork, Sun Lake Forest Preserve, Lake County, 21 Oct 2015 (2015-044; Philip Willink)
  • White Ibis, Eldon Hazlet State Park, Clinton County, 12-13 Sep 2015 (2015-041; Keith McMullen, Al Smith)
  • Little Gull, Lake Shelbyville, Moultrie County, 18 Oct to 15 Nov 2015 (2015-043; Tyler Funk, Travis Mahan; Ron Bradley)
  • Barn Owl (2, found dead), Sharpsburg, Christian County, 7 Sep 2015 (2015-040; Kevin Veara)
  • Say’s Phoebe, Illinois Beach State Park (north unit), Lake County, 30 Aug 2012 (2012-048; Paul Sweet)
  • Bullock’s Oriole, River Forest, Cook County, 14 Oct 2015 (2015-042; Jill Anderson)
  • Hoary Redpoll, Oak Park, Cook County, 28 Feb 2008 (2008-054; Aaron Gyllenhaal)
  • Hoary Redpoll, Klehm Arboretum, Rockford, Winnebago County, 22 Dec 2012 (2012-047; Dan Williams)
  • Hoary Redpoll, Chicago Botanic Gardens, Glencoe, Cook County, 6-16 Jan 2013 (2013.069; Matthew Cvetas)
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