Prairie Falcon: Pike (Central) – In early December, a Prairie Falcon was in Pike County for a few days near the town of Seehorn.
White-faced/Glossy Ibis: Moultrie (Central) – A hunter reported seeing a White-faced/Glossy Ibis on Nov 23rd at a waterfowl management area close to Bethany in Moultrie County.
Townsend’s Solitaire: Cook (North) – On November 10th, a Townsend’s Solitaire was seen at Rosehill Cemetery in Cook County.
Sage Thrasher: Woodford (Central) – On October 29th, a Sage Thrasher was photographed on a farm in Woodford County.
Neotropic Cormorant: Christian (Central) – A Neotropic Cormorant was found on October 15th at Taylorville Lake in Christian County.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Sangamon (Central) – A Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was seen on Lake Springfield in Sangamon County on October 11th.
Brown Pelican: Williamson (South) – An immature Brown Pelican was discovered at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge on October 3rd in Williamson County.
Vermilion Flycatcher: Christian (Central) – On September 29th, a Vermilion Flycatcher was photographed near Lake Sanchris in Christian County.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Sangamon (Central) – A Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed at Lake Springfield in Sangamon County in mid-September.
Neotropic Cormorant: Cook (North) – An Neotropic Cormorant was back at Rainbow Beach in Cook County for the third year in a row, spotted on September 16th.
Parasitic Jaeger: Cook (North) – Several Parasitic Jaegers were seen along the Lake Michigan lake front on September 9th in Cook County.
Long-tailed Jaeger: Cook (North) – Long-tailed Jaegers were photographed at Gillson Park and Montrose on September 8th in Cook County, representing northern Illinois’ first and second records, respectively.
White-faced/Glossy Ibis: Putnam (North) – On September 3rd, an immature White-faced/Glossy Ibis was at Dixon Waterfowl Refuge in Putnam County.
Black-bellied Whistling Duck: Shelby (South) – On August 29th, a Black-bellied Whistling Duck was spotted on the southwest side of Lake Mattoon in Shelby County.
White Ibis: Lake (North) – An immature White Ibis was photographed near the Fox River at Chain O’ Lakes State Park on Aug 22nd in Lake County.
Brown Pelican: Clinton (South) – An immature Brown Pelican was discovered at Carlyle Lake off on Aug 18th near the Bond/Fayette/Clinton County line.
Roseate Spoonbill: Jefferson (South) – On August 18th, an immature Roseate Spoonbill was seen at Rend Lake in Jefferson County.
Great-tailed Grackle: Lake (North) – A female Great-tailed Grackle was photographed at Spring Bluff Forest Preserve in Lake County on August 5th.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Cook (North) – On July 26th, a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was observed at Paul Douglas Forest Preserve in Cook County.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Lawrence (South) – An eBird first for Lawrence County, two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks were seen on a private pond in Pinkstaff on July 22nd.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Clinton (South) – On July 14th, a small flock of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks were photographed at Carlyle Lake – Whitetail Access, in Clinton County.
White Ibis: Randolph (South) – An immature White Ibis was present at Kaskaskia in Randolph County on July 11th.
Neotropic Cormorant: DuPage (North) – On July 10th, a Neotropic Cormorant returned to the same location as last year in Roselle, Dupage County.
Brown Pelican: Jasper (South) – On July 1st, a Brown Pelican was found at Newton Lake in Jasper County.
Anhinga: Johnson (South) – An Anhinga was spotted soaring over Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge in Johnson County on June 21st.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Cook (North) – On June 20th, a Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed at Flick Park in Cook County.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Iroquois (Central) – An eBird first Iroquois County Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was observed June 17th near Watseka.
White-winged Dove: Kendall (North) – On June 15th, a White-winged Dove made an appearance in Oswego, Kendall County.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Coles (Central) – A Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was photographed on June 12th at the former Mattoon Sand and Gravel Quarry area in Coles County.
Neotropic Cormorant: Madison (south) – A Neotropic Cormorant was seen on June 3rd at Horseshoe Lake State Park in Madison County.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Williamson (South) – A pair of Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks was spotted on a private farm pond in Herrin, Williamson County, on May 22nd.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Cook (North) – A single unconfirmed Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was seen at Wolf Road Woods Forest Preserve in Palos, Cook County, on May 10th.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Gallatin (South) – On May 6th, Ron Bradley photographed two Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks in Gallatin County.
White-winged Dove: Cook (North) – A White-winged Dove flew by an observer at St. Mihiel Woods Forest Preserve in Tinley Park, Cook County, on May 5th.
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck: Cook (North) – Nine Black-bellied Whistling-Ducks were present at North Pond in Chicago, Cook County, on May 4th.
Western Tanager: Cook (North) – A Western Tanager was discovered at North Pond in Chicago, Cook County, on May 4th.
Plumbeous Vireo: Will (North) – Jon Grainger photographed a potential state first Plumbeous Vireo at Knoch Knolls Park in Naperville, Will County, on May 2nd.
Brown Pelican: Richland (South) – Leroy Harrison discovered a Brown Pelican at East Fork Lake in Richland County, on April 27th.
Tufted Duck: Brown (South) – Bob Randel found the state’s fourth Tufted Duck at Spunky Bottoms in Brown County on April 20, 2018.
Ruff: Madison (South) – Also on April 20th, David Becher found a male Ruff at Canteen Lake in Madison County.
White-winged Dove: Woodford (Central) – A White-winged Dove was reported coming to Ted Hartzler’s feeder in Minonk, Woodford County, on April 18th.
Western Tanager: Sangamon (Central) – A Western Tanager was photographed at a private feeder in Springfield, Sangamon County, on April 10th.
Neotropic Cormorant: Clinton (South) – Dan Kassebaum photographed a Neotropic Cormorant in the old Kaskaskia River Channel, Clinton County, on April 8th.
Mountain Bluebird: Knox (Central) – An adult male Mountain Bluebird was discoverd at Oak Run Lake View Beach in Knox County on April 8th by Jean Jorgenson.
Mottled Duck: Clinton (South) – Dan Kassebaum reported two Mottled Ducks at Eldon Hazlet State Park in Clinton County on March 25th.
Brown Pelican: Marshall (North) – Mike Ingram reported a possible Brown Pelican soaring with American White Pelicans near the Aichison Waterfowl Refuge south of Lacon in Marshall County, February 25, 2018.
Hoary Redpoll: Sangamon (Central) – A Hoary Redpoll has been attending the private feeder of William Rudolph in Sangamon County since at least January 29th.
Prairie Falcon: Jasper (South) – Tyler D Funk photographed another Prairie Falcon on February 12th at the Prairie Ridge State Natural Area in Jasper County.
Barrow’s Goldeneye: Rock Island (North) – On 21-Jan-2018, Colin Dobson reported a male Barrow’s Goldeneye from Rock Island County along the Mississippi River.
Gyrflacon: Madison (South) – A ghost-like white morph Gyrfalcon was photographed by Frank Holmes at Horseshoe Lake State Park in Madison County on 17-Jan-2018.
Slaty-backed Gull: Cook (North) – On 4-Jan-2018, Walter Marcisz and Andrew Aldrich found an adult Slaty-backed Gull along the Calumet River in Cook County.
Prairie Falcon: Gallatin (South) – Ron Bradley found another Prairie Falcon. This one was in Gallatin County on 3-Jan-2018.
Ivory Gull: Lake (North) – While Amar Ayyash was birding Lake County Fairgrounds on 3-Jan-2018, he turned around to find an adult Ivory Gull staring at him. Sadly, no one else got to see this rare find.
Prairie Falcon: Bond/Clinton (South) – Keith McMullen had a Prairie Falcon on New Year’s Day fly across the Bond/Clinton County border.
Harlequin Duck: Clinton (South) – Dan Kassebaum found a Harlequin Duck on Carlyle Lake on 22-Dec-2017.
