IORC Update: 25 December 2022

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The Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC) recently concluded evaluations of 18 records of the occurrence of rare birds in Illinois. IORC accepted 15 of these records and did not accept three.

The records involved are summarized below. For each record, we indicate the species or form, with number of individuals in parentheses if greater than one, followed by date or date range, location, and county. The record number is indicated in parentheses, followed by, for accepted records, names of the documenters. If multiple documenters are listed, those understood by IORC to have been the original finders of the bird(s) are listed first and separated from the others by a semicolon. IORC thanks all the documenters, for accepted and unaccepted records alike, for their submissions. All documentation is maintained in the IORC archives so that there is a permanent record of all these observations. Documentation, regardless of the Committee’s decision, is a valuable part of the record of bird life in Illinois.

Records Accepted

  • Mottled Duck, 27 May 2022, Bailey Wetland, Richland and Wayne counties (2022-025; C. Leroy Harrison).
  • Mottled Duck, 8 October 2022, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2022-060; C. Leroy Harrison).
  • Purple Sandpiper, 17 September 2022, Montrose Point, Chicago’s Lincoln Park, Cook County (2022-054; Robert D. Hughes; Geoffrey A. Williamson).
  • Roseate Spoonbill, 17 September 2022, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2022-058; Roger Hayes).
  • Roseate Spoonbill, 25-27 September 2022, Michael Wolff Wetlands, Johnson County (2022-059; Jonathan Voelz; Keith A. McMullen, Anne Parmley).
  • Fork-tailed Flycatcher, 26 October 2022, Glacial Park Conservation Area, McHenry County (2022-065; Sara Denham).
  • Cave Swallow, 12 November 2022, Ft. Sheridan Forest Preserve, Lake County (2022-072; Jeff Bilsky; Tom Lally).
  • Bohemian Waxwing, 8 November 2022, Lake Villa Lake County (2022-071; Richard Biss).
  • Northern Wheatear, 11 November 2022, near Prairie Ridge State Natural Area, Jasper County (2022-070; C. Leroy Harrison).
  • Evening Grosbeak (4), 28 October 2022, Rockford, Winnebago County (2022-068; Daniel T. Williams).
  • Evening Grosbeak, 29 October 2022, Bensenville Ditch, DuPage County (2022-067; Susan Szeszol).
  • Evening Grosbeak (12), 29 October 2022, Beecher, Will County (2022-066; Bob Bryerton, Susan Zelek).
  • Evening Grosbeak (6), 5-8 November 2022, Sagawau Environmental Learning Center, Cook County (2022-073; Matthew Cvetas; Henry Meade).
  • Chestnut-collared Longspur, 25 September 2022, Sycamore, DeKalb County (2022-056; Ken Reinert).
  • Lark Bunting, 6 September 2022, Chicago’s Park No. 566, Cook County (2022-057; Dan Lory).

Records Not Accepted

  • Pacific Loon, 21 December 2021, Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge, Williamson County (2021-119).
  • Glossy Ibis, 20-21 September 2022, Dixon Waterfowl Refuge, Putnam County (2022-055).
  • White-faced Ibis, 30-31 October 2022, Banner Marsh, Peoria County (2022-069).
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