Chicago RBA
April 14, 2008
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Subject: Chicago, IL RBA, Wednesday, 26 March 2008
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- RBA
* Illinois
* Chicago
* March 26, 2008
* ILCH080326
- Birds mentioned
TRUMPETER SWAN
WHITE-WINGED SCOTER
BLACK SCOTER
COMMON LOON
EARED GREBE
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
BALD EAGLE
GOLDEN EAGLE
SANDHILL CRANE
THAYER'S GULL
ICELAND (KUMLIEN'S) GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL
PINE WARBLER
FIELD SPARROW
COMMON REDPOLL
** HOARY REDPOLL
# EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH
* A species observed well outside its normal dates of occurrence or
beyond its normal range within Illinois.
** A species on the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC)
review list.
*** A species not currently on the Illinois list.
# An exotic species of unknown or captive origin.
IORC requests documentation for all Illinois records of species
marked ** and encourages documentation for records of species marked
*. Evidence in the form of a written documentation, sketch,
photograph, video or specimen should be sent to
Douglas Stotz, IORC Secretary
Environmental and Conservation Programs
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605
Observers are strongly encouraged to submit documentation within one
week of the first date of observation.
Illinois FRS birding channel: 11, code 22
- Transcript
hotline: Chicago Audubon Society Bird Report
date: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 10:00pm
number: 847-265-2118
to report: 847-265-2117
compiler: Richard Biss -- bissbirds@juno.com
coverage: Greater Chicagoland area
transcriber: Geoff Williamson -- geoffrey.williamson@comcast.net
This is the Chicago Audubon Society bird report for Wednesday, March
26, 2008 at 10:00pm.
About 20 COMMON REDPOLLS and a FIELD SPARROW were seen today at the
feeders at the Springbrook Golf Course.
A SAW-WHET OWL was seen yesterday in downtown Chicago.
Over 1000 SANDHILL CRANES were seen March 24th over Crabtree Nature Center.
An EARED GREBE was at Fermilab on March 24th.
Fifteen COMMON REDPOLLS were still present the 23rd at the Enabling
Gardens at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.
A HOARY REDPOLL was seen March 20th in Calumet Park.
Seen at Montrose on March 23rd were two WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, BLACK
SCOTER, and a GLAUCOUS GULL.
Two BLACK SCOTERS and a THAYER'S GULL were at Rainbow Beach on the 23rd.
Three WHITE PELICANS were seen March 23rd at the Widewaters on the
Des Plaines River.
Three WHITE PELICANS were also at Nelson Lake Forest Preserve on the 23rd.
A GOLDEN EAGLE and four BALD EAGLES were seen March 23rd at Heidecke Lake.
Seen at Saganashkee Slough on March 22nd were 30 COMMON LOONS, three
WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, and three TRUMPETER SWANS.
Two TRUMPETER SWANS were also still at Lake Katherine on the 22nd,
and three TRUMPETER SWANS were at Baker's Lake on the 20th.
Two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were seen March 22nd at Independence
Grove Forest Preserve.
Seen at Winthrop Harbor's North Point Marina on March 22nd were 25
WHITE-WINGED and one BLACK SCOTER, and six LESSER BLACK-BACKED, one
GREAT BLACK-BACKED, 10 THAYER'S, three KUMLIEN'S, and one GLAUCOUS GULL.
Fifteen WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and one BLACK SCOTER were at Waukegan
Harbor on March 22nd.
Two EUROPEAN GOLDFINCHES were seen March 19th and 20th at a feeder in Zion.
A PINE WARBLER was seen March 15th in Thatcher Woods.
Please report your observations to Richard Biss at 847-265-2117. Good Birding.
- End transcript