RBA
State: Illinois
Coverage: Statewide
Date: March 10, 2010
Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species):
- Harlequin Duck
- Long-tailed Duck
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
This is the Illinois Rare Bird Report for March 10, 2010.
Compiler: Sulli Gibson.
Questions or comments? Contact Sulli Gibson.
NOTE: Species in all capital letters are review list species. Details of these sightings are desired by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee. Careful observation, not ornithological expertise, is the only qualification for submitting data. For details and pointers see the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee page on this Web site. Species requiring documentation can be found on the review list on the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee page. For status information about Illinois birds, see the Birds of Illinois page on this Web site.
Illinois Rare Bird Alert Archives
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Harlequin Duck: Cook Co (North) - 1 has been seen off and on for 2 and a half months now at the traditional location of North Avenue Beach. Try looking from the chess pavilion just south of the main parking lot. It was last seen on 3/3/10 (Craig Thayer).
Long-tailed Duck: Lake Co (North) - 56 seen off of Hosah Park in Zion, Illinois on 3/7/10 (Jim Solum). They quickly flew off to the north.
Lesser Black-backed Gull: Lesser Black-backed Gull: Rock Island Co (North) - 1 viewed from the City Park of Hampton, Illinois near the City Hall on 3/4/10 (Anne Straight).
Glaucous Gull: Tazewell Co (Central) - 1 adult at Eastport Marina on 3/9/10 (Pete Fenner). Rock Island Co (North) - 1 viewed from the City Park of Hampton, Illinois near the City Hall on 3/4/10 (Anne Straight).
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Sulli Gibson
Illinois Rare Bird Alert
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