sbc 2020 - spring bird count

SBC 2020

2020 ILLINOIS SPRING BIRD COUNT REPORT

PRAIRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTEJeffrey Stein, Interim Executive Director

ILLINOIS NATURAL HISTORY SURVEYEric Schauber, Director

Tara Beveroth ([email protected]) and Michael P. Ward ([email protected])

2021 SBC: MAY 8 TH

Bald Eagle courtesy of Loren Merrill Photography

2 Spring Bird Count 2020

INTRODUCTION

The 2020 Illinois Statewide Spring Bird Count marked the 49th Spring Bird Count. We thank the 1,293 volunteers (97 counties) that partici-pated in the 2020 count. While the count condi-tions were a bit different this year due to the pandemic, we still had a very successful count, and covered almost all counties with a surpris-ingly high number of volunteers and birds. If you have not already marked your calendars the 2021 count will be on Saturday, May 8th.

2020 COUNT HIGHLIGHTS

A grand total of 443,619 birds were counted, over 40,000 greater than last year, and 269 species were recorded during the 2020 SBC. Some highlights from 2020 are listed below:

▷ Bald Eagle numbers continue to climb with another record-breaking year of county (86) and individual (625) detections. ▷ Two other species that continue to expand throughout Illinois are Fish Crow (27 counties and 294 individuals) and Black-necked Stilt (17 counties and 136 individuals). ▷ Union County had an amazing 73 Black-bellied Whistling Ducks this past year, an all-time high. ▷ Blue Grosbeaks continue to grow in number with a record number of individuals (353) reported. ▷ Two Common Redpolls were detected in Champaign County, a species that has only ever been found on the Spring Bird Count 2 times, one dating back to 1972 in Kane County. ▷ Several species were only found in one county including these highlights: Cackling Goose, American Black Duck, Horned Grebe, Piping Plover, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Red-necked Phalarope, Least Tern, Swainson’s Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, Short-eared Owl, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Smith’s Longspur, and Western Tanager. ▷ Red-shouldered Hawks also continue to grow in number with a record 302 individuals.

What is the Illinois Spring Bird Count

Spring Bird Count (SBC) is a yearly bird count that consists of volunteers conducting bird censuses on the Saturday that falls between May 4th and May 10th. The censuses are conducted in all 102 counties in Illinois, however in any given year a few counties are not censused. Each county has a compiler responsible for recruiting volunteers and assigning individuals, or parties, areas to count within their county. This is especially important to avoid double coverage of an area. Compilers also tabulate all data collected within their county and send it to the state compiler. Volunteers record all birds seen or heard, along with the number of hours they spend “owling” (pre-dawn hours), the number of hours spent looking for birds during the day, the number of miles driven in a car, and the number of miles walked.

Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, Photo by Alex Di Giovanni.

Blue Grosbeak, Photo by Rob Kanter.


The first SBC was organized by Vern Kleen and with the help of Illinois Audubon Society was conducted on Saturday, 6 May 1972. It included 650 observers in 62 counties. Vern continued organizing and growing the count for over 30 years before transitioning the count to the Illi-nois Natural History Survey. There are now over 1,100 observers involved every year.

FINDINGS

Pandemic Birding

In March and April of 2020, we were unsure whether the 2020 SBC would happen due to the global pandemic. After thought and delib-eration, we decided to go ahead with the count because individuals reserve the choice if they want to participate each year. We also stressed the need to follow CDC guidelines regarding social distancing and other activities to mitigate exposure to and spread of Covid-19. There was a lot of uncertainty, as in April many state parks and other prime monitoring locations were closed (luckily most state parks were open during the Spring Bird Count). It was not until a couple months later that we learned the extent of the volunteer effort in 2020. As can be seen in Figure 1 we had more participants than in the past 10 years, and these participants made up more parties than ever before (834). It is likely that following CDC safety protocols accounted for this increase as normal birding groups split up. The value of monitoring programs such as the Spring Bird Count is in maintaining consis-tent effort over long periods of time, so hope-fully, post pandemic, we get back to normalcy. It should also be noted that the increase in partici-pation in the Spring Bird Count is also reflected in many other bird monitoring activities. For example, eBird had 169 million observations submitted in 2020, with 26.9 million in May alone, this translates to 36,100 bird observations every hour in May (eBird 2020). While the pandemic was, and is, a terrible event, it appears people are spending more time observing and monitoring birds throughout the world.

Figure 1. Total number of observers and parties during the last ten years of the Spring Bird Count.

Western Tanager, Photo by Bob Shelby.


Common Species

One of the more interesting data sets is how common species are through time. Though this can be difficult to interpret due to differential effort though years, one approach is to simply rank how common a species is in a given year and compare that rank to previous years. Table 1 illustrates the top 20 species in 2020. Red-winged Blackbird and American Robin continue to retain the top two spots, and Barn Swallows had a surprising increase from recent years.

Population Trends

The SBC dataset has grown throughout the years and, with nearly 22 million individuals in the data-base, population trends can be investigated and this information can be used in conservation and management activities. Monitoring population trends is important and is impossible to do with all organisms. Birds are good indicators of envi-ronmental health, and luckily, most, are relatively easy to monitor over time. As in previous years below are the raw estimates, adjusted for effort, of relative abundance for different suites of species (Figures 2, 3, and 4).

Cliff Swallows, Photo by Jen Mui.

Wild Turkey, Photo by Rob Kanter.

Table 1.The relative rank of species in terms of abundance (top 20 in 2020) in a given year.

Species 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Red-winged BlackbirdAmerican RobinCanada GooseEuropean StarlingBarn SwallowCommon GrackleTree SwallowNorthern CardinalAmerican GoldfinchBrown-headed CowbirdHouse SparrowDouble-crested CormorantMourning DoveBlue JayChimney SwiftCliff SwallowTurkey VultureSong SparrowIndigo BuntingHouse Wren

123456789

1011121314151617181920

1235

154

107

11698

1214281620212523

1235

184

168

109

117

1514502429202227

1243956

101178

121314281815193120

1243

125

101113978

1615241921282326

Indigo Bunting, Photo by Jen Mui.


Figure 2. Gallinaceous birds are an important suite of species because they are game species. Much of the conservation that occurs in Illinois is due to an excise tax on hunting equipment (Pittman-Robertson Act), and therefore it is imperative to monitor and maintain healthy populations of Wild Turkeys, Northern Bobwhite, and Ring-necked Pheasants. This figure encompassing 47 years of Spring Bird Count data highlights the long-term decline of Northern Bobwhites, the increase (due to the reintroduction) of Wild Turkeys, and the decreasing population trend for Ring-necked Pheasants. The decline in Northern Bobwhite and Ring-necked Pheasants are thought to be due to habitat loss and many research projects and conservations actions are being implemented to address these declines.

Figure 4. White-throated and White-crowned Sparrows generally do not breed in Illinois. These sparrows are migrating through Illinois in early May. To us the interesting “take home” from this figure is the extreme variation in abundance from year to year. From year to year we see wide swings in abundance. As our climate changes it is likely to impact the migration behavior of sparrows and, while we have not conducted the analysis, future efforts to understand how climate impacts the migration timing and stopover duration of sparrows throughout Illinois, might identify some interesting relationships.

White-crowned Sparrow, Photo by Rob Kanter.

Figure 3. The 47 years of the Spring Bird Count highlight diverging population trends for our common woodpeckers. Red-headed Woodpeckers have experienced a large decline, while Red-bellied Woodpeckers have increased. Also, while Pileated and Hairy Woodpeckers are still uncommon their populations are steadily increasing. As we continue to conduct the Spring Bird Count it will be interesting to see how the massive die off of ash trees due to emerald ash borer will impact woodpecker populations (it may be a short-term boom for some species).

Northern Flicker, Photo by Rob Kanter.


Volunteer Distribution

There were 5 counties this year we did not receive data from (Figure 5). Of these 5, at least 3 were not counted at all, but even so we had more coverage this year than some of the previous years. We continue to encourage volunteers to try counting in a new county on occasion, especially if they would like to have more places to explore. Many county compliers are always looking for new participants and they can help provide areas that need to be censused and to team new volunteers with experienced participants.

Compiler Recordings

This past year volunteers came out and birded even amidst a pandemic. While birding can be more fun with a group or partner, it is also a relaxing and fun activity one can do individ-ually. We think this was evident with the large number of volunteers that still participated in the 2020 count. We are all lucky to have a hobby we can still take part in despite a pandemic. Many compilers most likely had to also work a bit harder this year with the increased party numbers, and their extra effort is recognized and appreciated. Table 2 lays out all of the effort that goes into the Spring Bird Count and recognizes those that compile county wide census data.

2020 Species Accounts and Records

To date the running species total for the SBC is 357 species. With range shifts and abnormal weather patterns this number will most likely continue to increase. Table 3 gives accounts of all 269 species detected during the 2020 SBC.

CONCLUSION

As we prepare for the 2021 SBC (May 8th) we have a few counties that need compilers for the upcoming count. If you are interested in taking on some new terrain please let us know. Even if you can’t do it on Saturday, you can count a county that needs a compiler/volunteers on the Sunday of count weekend instead. For 2021 we are currently looking for compilers for the following counties: Franklin, Ford, Massac, and White. For county compiler updates and information please visit the SBC website at https://spring-bird-count.inhs.illinois.edu/county-compilers/. Also, if you are interested in looking at population trends of individual species, or downloading the SBC data please visit: https://data.prairie.illinois.edu/inhs/sbc/.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank the many compilers and volunteers that make the SBC possible and have helped with SBC over the years. While the pandemic may have thrown a wrench into the 2020 SBC everyone still came together and made the count a success. We would also like to thank the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Audubon Society, The Illinois Ornithological Society, and all other organizations that have assisted in recruiting volunteers and contributing to the success of SBC. Also, we would like to thank Jeff Aufmann, Patty Dickerson, Alex Di Giovanni, Rob Kanter, Loren Merrill, Jen Mui, and Bob Shelby for the use of their photos.

Belted Kingfisher, Photo by Patty Dickerson.

Two of three Eared Grebe in McHenry County, Photo by Jeff Aufmann.


Figure 5. The number of species detected and participants (in parentheses) in Illinois Counties in 2020. Gray counties indicate two count days. Hatched lines indicate no data received.


Table 2. 2020 Statistics by county. N.R. = No Record; * = 2 Count Days.

County# of

Species# of

Birds# ofObs

# ofParties

Start Time

End Time

Miles Walked

Miles Driven

Miles Other

Hours Walked

Hours Driven

Hours Other Compiler

AdamsAlexanderBondBooneBrownBureauCalhounCarrollCassChampaignChristian*Clark*ClayClintonColesCook CrawfordCumberlandDe KalbDe WittDouglasDu PageEdgarEdwardsEffingham*FayetteFordFranklinFultonGallatinGreeneGrundyHamiltonHancockHardinHendersonHenryIroquoisJackson*JasperJefferson*JerseyJo DaviessJohnsonKaneKankakeeKendallKnoxLa Salle

1571378999

15314212212510713966

13866

14614518286

12212613711815592

123129108N.R. N.R. 13312110313082

1571031249283

14513510910312665

158147145137167

508051761686262022385240131426931795772011062823648

68565128

4029713572056

1093928102442

224371210229558012674N.R. N.R. 70981740719

5178610

5333156522301463994

59731608185421316287287

13533546287843985

16311

2134334134

353613

18200

46

2341

1182

128

20N.R. N.R.

72172

11336

108489

361

3921157

56

1232313124

252513

11158

25

1731

76177

13N.R. N.R.

41161622577334

221

211086

36

1:305:296:155:004:304:305:005:204:000:007:304:006:302:004:003:555:194:001:305:456:065:005:485:306:304:45N.R. N.R. 5:555:005:405:096:153:308:154:255:455:004:005:006:303:305:307:304:405:254:154:002:15

18:0016:3819:4516:3019:0017:0019:0021:0017:308:30

14:0015:0010:0020:0020:2020:4020:3019:1521:0016:0016:4520:0016:0019:0020:2020:00N.R. N.R. 17:0017:0018:1020:0019:3022:3015:5620:3021:0020:3021:1514:0020:3018:4520:3019:0020:2519:0020:3021:0523:30

3.56.82.4235

122

4.53.8

89.010.25110.56.5

28.75407.7

111

68.255

3.52822.510

11.519.25N.R. N.R. 7.53.22

22.321

145.24.75

11.510.75

4.57.7511.0

992767

11.3201.9

190162.410510085

245.89787

158254702976

325156.9182.6119135

877.530062

28065.5263100266N.R. N.R. 267~7288

206.175

18452.313326469

31018.5235115

.7021

450193396

290.2

00000000000000

5.5200

100000000

N.R. N.R.

0000000000

270

2.50.000000

6.513.94

3.5229.5

13.75564

691

23.750.5

11.542

460.121

2584.25

34.25314

612.515.5

32.17N.R. N.R. 9.56

7.532.22

214

6.854.512

23.75324.5126.0

124.754559

11.3196.88

31.517.13

1055

14.87

1214.2522.27

6.53.25

31820

21.9728

5.2557.5148

154

4476.5

15.67N.R. N.R. 226

3.520.7211.25

277.4219.5163.50

12.512.520.

707

1710

36.2518.7

00000000000000000000

0.500000

N.R. N.R.

000000000000600000000

Brandon StehlAllen GathmanCharley MarbutJoel NeylonMike WardDouglas StotzBill AtwoodJeff BaughmanRobert RandallBeth ChatoNatalie MisnerLarry ThorsenTerry EskerDan KassebaumTyler FunkAlan AndersonPatricia NeighborsLarry ThorsenKaren LundColin DobsonTyler FunkJoe Suchecki David ThomasBob ShelbyMary Ann HoeffligerKathy StokesN.R. N.R. Rick FoxTara BeverothBill AtwoodTed WolffCathy DeNealMichael SalleeElizabeth RaikesChuck LeibDavid JohnsonWilliam BurwellRhonda RothrockBob ShelbyMichael HeaneyTom FullerGrace StorchDave EnstromJon DuerrDavid AtkinsonKeith JohnsonJim MountjoyDiana Rod

LakeLawrenceLee

134128125

759927904323

245

13

1237

4:455:155:45

20:0020:1518:30

28.256.3

13.5

507350183

000

40.7511

20.75

35.526.5

24.25

000

Adam SellN.R.John Bivins


County# of

Species# of

Birds# ofObs

# ofParties

Start Time

End Time

Miles Walked

Miles Driven

Miles Other

Hours Walked

Hours Driven

Hours Other Compiler

LivingstonLoganMaconMacoupinMadisonMarionMarshallMasonMassacMcDonough*McHenryMcLeanMenardMercerMonroeMontgomeryMorganMoultrieOglePeoriaPerryPiattPikePope*PulaskiPutnamRandolphRichlandRock IslandSt. ClairSalineSangamonSchuylerScottShelbyStarkStephensonTazewellUnionVermilionWabashWarrenWashingtonWayneWhiteWhiteside WillWilliamson

9910911979

14811697

137N.R. 14716515312115416911616512213710965

13715511313614613913012513413616293

11411981

N.R. 135154N.R. 11371998296

111146141

128923733409871

4680179513862993N.R. 7310

13293655414737434643416835005255268391802218

196367422735522052954792305752203820932

8232228413411774599N.R. 60875613N.R. 846898

1632641

1121297292116567

48

371

18434

N.R. 234318495432

1161

11201056

121411126

218631

N.R. 107

N.R. 118316

406

24

2915232

N.R. 1127104543228615

1163457672

175221

N.R. 65

N.R. 115114

224

4:305:305:306:306:004:306:006:00N.R. 4:155:106:005:300:004:457:294:206:325:456:307:004:304:456:006:295:004:395:303305:354:303:004:306:005:005:30N.R. 5:002:45N.R. 5:305:477:007:005:254:306:004:00

20:308:24

21:3021:0019:0019:3018:0023:00N.R. 20:2520:3020:3016:1517:4517:4520:1521:2020:3021:3017:0011:0021:3021:4523:0019:3016:1519:1519:0019:3019:3021:3017:0018:3016:3022:0020:50N.R. 21:3020:30N.R. 12:3019:1821:0015:0016:0020:0020:0020:30

867

6.120.8

67.4612

N.R. 37.7594.564

12.259.91113106

18.75304

14.5358.21.7

11.320.17.517233.5

75.711.36.532

N.R. 24.520

N.R. 3

3.28.75

327

7113

251435791

144.189

161163N.R. 42047820742

360.3258124360163321137

055.5511

175.9176.2102.535529427027214215613992.517021

N.R. 294392N.R. 5586

80.5136128

305.4399181

00

1800000

N.R. 000000000000000000000000000

N.R. 00

N.R. 00000000

1519.910.5

728.2

78.6712

N.R. 44.75

8980

12.512.217

19.54

11.531.823.1

42437

10.332.33

14.2528.12

1113.83

346.6776.39.5

13.145

2.5N.R. 39.520

N.R. 3

0.173639.5

318

9516

7.2511.55.5

2.75228

7.85

N.R. 34.5

106.6132

49.4205

226.16726.212.6

03.5

55.529.75

2310.6522.3827.5

21.6618

19.8329.2185.3100.5

N.R. 2143

N.R. 5

0.3064.55

10.527.95

7314

00000000

N.R. 000000000000000000000000000

N.R. 00

N.R. 000000

17.50

Scott SafferLara BorgersonMelody ArnoldBeth GrovesFrank HolmesTerry EskerCarol BeattyAndy GilbertN.R. D. Benson, C.DobsonRob GoughAngelo CapparellaJim HerkertBill A. BertrandKeith McmullenMark Phipps, IDNRColin DobsonAnastasia RahlinRuss ClineMike MillerBrian ChandlerNate BeccueJim FunkAndrea DouglasRhonda Rothrock Douglas StotzAnn SandersPete C. WeberTim Murphy Richard CallCathy DeNealJoe GardnerCarol BenninghoffMarlys BandyKaren ForcumJeff WalkN.R. Pete FennerVernon KleenN.R. Jacque CullisonKen Cramer Martin KemperMarcia ShelbyMike AvaraRandy NyboerL. Hickey, G.JohnsonV. Lang-Mendenhall

WinnebagoWoodford*

161143

165493760

417

246

4:455:15

16:0020:00

100.444.3

802172

80

118.542.45

4712

00

Jack ArmstrongMary Jo Adams


Species# of

Counties# of

BirdsHigh County (Total)

Black-bellied Whistling-DuckSnow GooseRoss’s GooseGreater White-fronted GooseCackling GooseCanada GooseMute SwanTrumpeter SwanWood DuckBlue-winged TealNorthern ShovelerGadwallAmerican WigeonMallardAmerican Black DuckNorthern PintailGreen-winged TealCanvasbackRedheadRing-necked DuckGreater ScaupLesser ScaupBuffleheadCommon GoldeneyeHooded MerganserCommon MerganserRed-breasted MerganserRuddy DuckNorthern BobwhiteRing-necked PheasantGreater Prairie-ChickenWild TurkeyPied-billed GrebeHorned GrebeEared Grebe Rock PigeonEurasian Collared-DoveMourning DoveYellow-billed CuckooBlack-billed CuckooCommon NighthawkChuck-will’s-widowEastern Whip-poor-willChimney SwiftRuby-throated HummingbirdVirginia Rail

3*112#6#1

95208

927626176

8412

103461

2094

3187

2253522

823512

817097335

306

30909127

80*2252#141

20360*31422

29511176

98689

510714

2454

121

59274

15817

33413134736352

862120

14

2323285

7320625

9219

20767991003131#

Union (73)*Fayette (143)2 Counties (1)Woodford (7)Fulton (1)Cook (2565)Tazewell (99)McHenry (8)Cook (324)Monroe (135)Mason (12)Winnebago (12)3 Counties (2)Cook (1015)Union (1)Cook (3)Winnebago (6)2 Counties (2)4 Counties (1)Winnebago (4)Lake (1)Mason (15)Lake (15)4 Counties (1)Monroe (32)Hancock (6)Lake (166)Sangamon (25)Edwards (42)Mercer (41)Jasper (42)Winnebago (101)2 Counties (15)Cook (1)McHenry (3)Cook (399)2 Counties (18)Winnebago (279)Hancock (6)5 Counties (1)Effingham (15)Marion (7)Adams (75)Cook (3045)*Fayette (56)Lake (40)

Species# of

Counties# of


SoraCommon GallinuleAmerican CootSandhill CraneBlack-necked StiltBlack-bellied PloverAmerican Golden-PloverSemipalmated PloverPiping PloverKilldeerUpland SandpiperRuddy TurnstoneStilt SandpiperSanderlingDunlinBaird’s SandpiperLeast SandpiperWhite-rumped SandpiperPectoral SandpiperSemipalmated SandpiperShort-billed DowitcherLong-billed DowitcherAmerican WoodcockWilson’s SnipeWilson’s PhalaropeRed-necked PhalaropeSpotted SandpiperSolitary SandpiperGreater YellowlegsWilletLesser YellowlegsBonaparte’s GullFranklin’s GullRing-billed GullHerring GullLeast TernCaspian TernBlack TernCommon TernForster’s TernCommon LoonDouble-crested CormorantAmerican White PelicanAmerican BitternLeast BitternGreat Blue Heron

5210*412017*5

16271

964151

244

63135227275

2512151#8380657

72112

50141#2113112410693482

92

35622*761372136*21

610121

23078

71

101

1069

134435

1448142104359260281

72152252414

2230221

446533052#

10696364

53712

97002423

133

2702

2 Counties (47)Cook (7)Monroe (174)Lake (86)Morgan (26)Hancock (14)Douglas (189)DeWitt (18)Cook (2)DeKalb (142)2 Counties (2)Brown (1)Greene (4)Jersey (1)Clinton (30)Carroll (6)Alexander (134)Macon (8)Pulaski (218)Greene (33)Pulaski (14)Wayne (26)Lake (16)La Salle (21)4 Counties (3)Woodford (1)Cook (65)Winnebago (32)Woodford (70)Monroe (4)Crawford (200)Clinton (120)Carroll (3)Cook (1551)Lake (138)Alexander (2)#Lake (431)Monroe (15)Clinton (18)Clinton (175)2 Counties (2)Clinton (3009)Carroll (396)2 Counties (3)Monroe (2)Cook (341)

Table 3. Species accounts for the 2020 Spring Bird Count. * New Spring Bird Count High Total; # Ties Previous Spring Bird Count High Total; New species to Count in Bold and Underlined; Species Reported from a Single County in Bold Face


Species# of

Counties# of


Great EgretSnowy EgretLittle Blue HeronCattle EgretGreen HeronBlack-crowned Night-HeronYellow-crowned Night-HeronBlack VultureTurkey VultureOspreyMississippi KiteNorthern HarrierSharp-shinned HawkCooper’s HawkBald EagleRed-shouldered HawkBroad-winged HawkSwainson’s HawkRed-tailed HawkRough-legged HawkBarn OwlEastern Screech-OwlGreat Horned OwlBarred OwlShort-eared OwlBelted KingfisherYellow-bellied SapsuckerRed-headed WoodpeckerRed-bellied WoodpeckerDowny WoodpeckerHairy WoodpeckerPileated WoodpeckerNorthern FlickerAmerican KestrelMerlinPeregrine FalconMonk ParakeetOlive-sided FlycatcherEastern Wood-PeweeYellow-bellied FlycatcherAcadian FlycatcherAlder FlycatcherWillow FlycatcherLeast FlycatcherEastern PhoebeGreat Crested FlycatcherWestern Kingbird

49655

6083

1597289

36206186*55311

9515

335383*1

642397979588*82*88817

111

12781

432

257293853

1502283613

240897

235*6064*

93795549

370638*302*522

154517

65197591

126358

20464057*2579605*435*165837110*141815

6931

2872

47427

1916*1155

8

Cook (239)Union (8)Union (20)Monroe (7)Cook (38)Cook (66)Madison (5)Jackson (65)Pike (188)Cook (30)*Union (29)2 Counties (3)Cook (9)Cook (57)Winnebago (31)2 Counties (20)DeKalb (4)Kane (2)DuPage (114)DeKalb (1)Jasper (3)2 Counties (6)DuPage (15)Mercer (58)Union (1)Cook (28)Cook (11)Mercer (168)Cook (393)*Cook (328)*Cook (88)*Union (29)Cook (301)Cook (17)Cook (3)Cook (3)DuPage (18)3 Counties (2)2 Counties (47)Williamson (1)Jackson (28)2 Counties (1)Cook (6)DuPage (34)Cook (92)Union (57)Madison (6)*

Species# of

Counties# of


Eastern KingbirdScissor-tailed FlycatcherLoggerhead ShrikeWhite-eyed VireoBell’s VireoYellow-throated VireoBlue-headed VireoPhiladelphia VireoWarbling VireoRed-eyed VireoBlue JayAmerican CrowFish CrowCarolina ChickadeeBlack-capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseHorned LarkNorthern Rough-winged SwallowPurple MartinTree SwallowBank SwallowBarn SwallowCliff SwallowGolden-crowned KingletRuby-crowned KingletRed-breasted NuthatchWhite-breasted NuthatchBrown CreeperBlue-gray GnatcatcherHouse WrenWinter WrenSedge WrenMarsh WrenCarolina WrenEuropean StarlingGray CatbirdBrown ThrasherNorthern MockingbirdEastern BluebirdVeeryGray-cheeked ThrushSwainson’s ThrushHermit ThrushWood ThrushAmerican RobinCedar WaxwingHouse Sparrow

9616

653883*54289279979627*386493768887956597877

6510932395913

39429197939770976865894589974496

223519

80611852226850

1538897

69344609294*771

31032312752

46472479

129391598

145376313

141631

252465*

714497*5402

5141264

1693*1900945481501571

3056297301

1548161

128931233

6809880

Union (131)Pike (1)3 Counties (2)Union (106)Gallatin (12)Coles (18)Cook (47)2 Counties (5)Cook (95)Union (101)Cook (681)Winnebago (203)Union (39)Hardin (72)DuPage (325)Sangamon (94)Adams (89)Cook (509)Pike (248)Cook (1392)Randolph (288)Fulton (1830)Fulton (420)Jo Daviess (5)Cook (451)Kankakee (7)Cook (208)Cook (25)Cook (515)Winnebago (406)2 Counties (2)Kane (14)Cook (70)*Jackson (97)Cook (1318)Cook (293)2 Counties (50)Williamson (73)Cook (125)Champaign (21)Ogle (34)Union (112)Cook (33)Ogle (156)Cook (4288)*Jo Daviess (113)Cook (1118)


Species# of

Counties# of


Eurasian Tree SparrowAmerican PipitHouse FinchPurple FinchCommon RedpollPine SiskinAmerican GoldfinchLapland LongspurSmith’s LongspurGrasshopper SparrowChipping SparrowClay-colored SparrowField SparrowLark SparrowAmerican Tree SparrowFox SparrowDark-eyed JuncoWhite-crowned SparrowHarris’s SparrowWhite-throated SparrowVesper SparrowLeConte’s SparrowSavannah SparrowHenslow’s SparrowSong SparrowLincoln’s SparrowSwamp SparrowEastern TowheeYellow-breasted ChatYellow-headed BlackbirdBobolinkWestern MeadowlarkEastern MeadowlarkOrchard OrioleBaltimore OrioleRed-winged BlackbirdBrown-headed CowbirdRusty BlackbirdBrewer’s BlackbirdCommon GrackleOvenbirdWorm-eating Warbler

37#1593132*2

9611

4194159238327

894

83471

822894546493635

6821978294979534

978123

683*102

24917633

1074852

1374450

432380160

43

182608

44644300

11045

955827299

1118217439515

130180

2650743

4209467509912

443

1383662485

Mercer (104)Kendall (54)DuPage (183)Jo Daviess (20)Champaign (2)Cook (2)DuPage (789)Kankakee (5)Montgomery (2)Mercer (24)Winnebago (236)Cook (13)DuPage (126)Mercer (29)Washington (2)Will (2)2 Counties (5)Cook (441)4 Counties (1)Cook (443)Winnebago (42)Woodford (1)Hancock (90)Cook (15)DuPage (731)Cook (50)Cook (154)Jo Daviess (101)Pulaski (32)McHenry (11)Randolph (157)Mercer (33)Hancock (107)Monroe (53)Cook (402)Cook (3583)Cook (745)Kankakee (2)Lake (24)Cook (1090)Cook (42)Gallatin (16)

Species# of

Counties# of


Louisiana WaterthrushNorthern WaterthrushGolden-winged WarblerBlue-winged WarblerBlack-and-white WarblerProthonotary WarblerTennessee WarblerOrange-crowned WarblerNashville WarblerConnecticut WarblerMourning WarblerKentucky WarblerCommon YellowthroatHooded WarblerAmerican RedstartCape May WarblerCerulean WarblerNorthern ParulaMagnolia WarblerBay-breasted WarblerBlackburnian WarblerYellow WarblerChestnut-sided WarblerBlackpoll WarblerBlack-throated Blue WarblerPalm WarblerPine WarblerYellow-rumped WarblerYellow-throated WarblerPrairie WarblerBlack-throated Green WarblerCanada WarblerWilson’s WarblerSummer TanagerScarlet TanagerWestern TanagerNorthern CardinalRose-breasted GrosbeakBlue GrosbeakIndigo BuntingDickcissel

60775161745976388135

56961781261586552351906632139136885625777

4072771#9792619683

2421008158240759356

1252120

188925

4284077

407114244

92117961

185184330917019

4542112

52472091259151061

6004011#

111943326353*56922856

Union (16)Cook (125)Mason (13)McDonough (17)Cook (143)Alexander (39)Jackson (119)Cook (19)Cook (172)2 Counties (1)5 Counties (1)Union (56)Cook (211)Sangamon (9)Mercer (67)2 Counties (4)Randolph (11)Jackson (50)2 Counties (15)Jo Daviess (22)Winnebago (16)Cook (215)Ogle (20)Alexander (42)DeKalb (3)Cook (659)Pope (13)DuPage (481)Kane (34)Pulaski (16)Cook (101)3 Counties (2)DuPage (5)Union (54)Jackson (22)Edwards (1)#DuPage (696)Winnebago (189)Randolph (28)Pulaski (452)Monroe (245)

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