Rare Bird Alert – 13-Nov-2016

White-winged Dove: Cook County (North) – Luis Muñoz reports White-winged Dove at Montrose by the beach house in Chicago, Cook on 10-Nov-2016.

White-winged Dove
White-winged Dove by Luis Munoz

Say’s Phoebe: Carroll County (North) – Illinois Young Birder, Ethan Brown, and his mom, Cindy, photographed a SAY’S PHOEBE on Scenic Bluff Rd outside of Savanna, Carroll County on 9-Nov-2016.

Say's Phoebe
Say’s Phoebe by Cindy Brown

Brant: Cook County (North) – Steve Huggins reports a BRANT on Northerly Island in Chicago on 8-Nov-2016.

Brant
Brant by Matthew Cvetas

Rare eastern subspecies of Palm Warbler in Chicago

The eastern or yellow subspecies of Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum hypochrysea) was photographed in Chicago on 8-Nov-2016. There are only five officially documented records of this subspecies in Illinois. The expected subspecies is the brown or western Palm Warbler (S. p. palmarum).

Palm Warbler (Yellow)
Palm Warbler (Yellow) by Mary Hennan

Rare Bird Alert – 6-Nov-2016

A series of rare birds were seen over the weekend!

GRAY KINGBIRD: Clinton County (South) – A state record 3rd GRAY KINGBIRD was photographed by Dan Kassebaum at South Shore State Park, Carlyle Lake on Saturday, 5-Nov-2016.

VERMILION FLYCATCHER: Grundy County (North) – A state record 7th VERMILION FLYCATCHER was photographed by Tim Belassie at Goose Lake Prairie on Sunday, 6-Nov-2016.

TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE – Cook County (North) – Tammy and Mike Daley photographed a TOWNSEND’S SOLITAIRE at Sag Quarries in Cook County on Sunday, 6-Nov-2016.

Gray Kingbird by Dan Kassebaum
Gray Kingbird by Dan Kassebaum

IORC Update – 5-Aug-2016

Records Accepted

  • Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (3), 29 May 2016 (with one staying to 5 Jun 2016), Sauget, St. Clair County (2016-034; Frank Holmes)
  • Mottled Duck, 11 December 2015 to 3 January 2016, Clinton Power Station outflow channel, DeWitt County (2016-060; Matthew Fraker; Matthew Cvetas, Ted Hartzler, Alyssa Rod, Dan Williams)
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove, 6 Jun 2016, Urbana, Champaign County (1998-094; Gregory S. Lambeth)
  • White-winged Dove, 27 May 2016, south of Lewisburg, Menard County (2016-036; Colin Dobson)
  • White-winged Dove, 28 May 2016, Harrisburg, Saline County (2016-037; Rhonda Kaylor)
  • Purple Gallinule, 2 Apr 2016, Chicago, Cook County (2016-020; Yvonne LaGrone; Josh Engel, Annette Prince)
  • Ruff, 8-9 May 2016, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2016-026; Roger Hayes, Dan Kassebaum)
  • Little Gull, 13-30 Mar 2016, Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery, Mason County (2016-015; Ted Hartzler)
  • Little Gull, 23 Apr 2016, Winthrop Harbor, Lake County (2016-021; Andrew Stewart, Paul Sweet)
  • California Gull, 2 Jun 2015, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (2015-068; H. David Bohlen)
  • Brown Pelican, 23 Apr – 19 May 2016, in the area surrounding Mel Price Dam, Madison County (2016-028; Frank Holmes, Bill Rowe)
  • Burrowing Owl, 26 Mar 2016, northeast of Chauncey, Lawrence County (2016-016; Julie St. John, Mark Crowley)
  • Say’s Phoebe, 7 May 2016, Savanna, Carroll County (2016-025; Cindy Brown, Ethan Brown)
  • Say’s Phoebe, 16 May 2016, Montrose Point in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County (2016-029; Ron Blazek, Bob Hughes)
  • Townsend’s Solitaire, 9-16 Apr 2016, Silver Springs State Park, Kendall County (2016-019; Ryan Jones)
  • Swainson’s Warbler, 1 May 2016, LaBagh Woods Forest Preserve, Cook County (2016-024; Matthew Cvetas)
  • Kirtland’s Warbler, 11 May 2016, Montrose Point in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Cook County (2016-027; Rob Curtis)
  • Townsend’s Warbler, 28-29 Apr 2016, Millennium Park, Chicago, Cook County (2016-023; Matthew Cvetas; Rob Sall)
  • Western Tanager, 27 Apr – 2 May 2016, Elmwood Park, Cook County (2016-022; Jill Anderson, Matthew Cvetas, Greg Neise, Geoffrey Williamson)

Records Not Accepted

  • Mottled Duck, 20 July 2015, CIPS Lake, Jasper County (2016-066)
  • Slaty-backed Gull, 16 Feb 2016, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (2016-013)
  • Neotropic Cormorant, 5 Apr 2016, Lake Jacksonville, Morgan County (2016-017)
  • Swainson’s Warbler, 7 May 2016, near Lake Jacksonville, Morgan County (2016-030)
  • Great-tailed Grackle, 5 Apr 2016, Sand Ridge Township, Jackson County (2016-018)
  • Hooded Oriole, 11 May 2016, near Lake Mauvaisterre, Morgan County (2016-031)

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

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