The Illinois
Ornithological Society

Illinois Rare Bird Alert

RBA
State: Illinois
Coverage: Statewide
Date: October 24, 2009

Species Mentioned (Caps denote a review list species):

  • Cackling Goose
  • Surf Scoter
  • Eared Grebe
  • American Avocet
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Chimney Swift
  • Harris's Sparrow

This is the Illinois Rare Bird Report for October 24, 2009.
Compiler: 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.

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Cackling Goose: Lake Cty (North) - 1 at Waukegan Beach on 10/24/09 (Eric Walters). DeKalb Cty (North) - 3 at Afton Forest Preserve on 10/24/09 (Darrel Shambaugh). Lake Cty (North) - 3 at Wadsworth Wetlands on 10/20/09 (Jim Solum). Cook Cty (North) - 1 at Calumet Park on 10/20/09 (Walter Marcisz). Kankakee Cty (Central) - 4 at LeVasseur Park on 10/20/09 (Jed Hertz). Kane Cty (North) - 6 at Hupp Park in Aurora on 10/18/09 (Darrel Shambaugh).

Surf Scoter: Cook Cty (North) - 2 at Saganashkee Slough on 10/24/09 (Amar Ayyash, Wes Serafin). They were best viewed from the middle parking lot on 107th Street. Bond/Clinton/Fayette Cty (South) - 5 at the Carlyle Sewage Lagoon off of Sand Ridge Road on 10/24/09 (WGNSS group et al.).

Eared Grebe: Eared Grebe: Madison Cty (South) - 2 at Horseshoe Lake State Park on 10/24/09 (Connie Alwood et al.). They were at the end of Layton Road the Hwy 23 side of the lake.

American Avocet: Cook Cty (North) - 5 at Montrose Point on 10/24/09 (Luis Munoz). They were later flushed. Cook Cty (North) - 3 at 64th Street Beach on 10/24/09 (Sylvia and Glyn Dawson). Calhoun Cty (South) - 1 at Swan Lake/Illinois River Levee on 10/18/09 (St. Louis Audubon Society et al.).

Short-eared Owl: Cook Cty (North) - 1 was flushed at the Montrose Point Dunes on 10/20/09 (Bob Hughes). Lake Cty (North) - 2 at Rollins Savannah on 10/20/09 (Beau Schaefer). Likely the same 2 continued to be seen at Rollins Savannah on 10/21/09 (Eric Walters).

Chimney Swift: Cook Cty (North) - An estimated 3,340 roosted at the Evanston Police Station (1454 Elmwood Avenue) on 10/20/09 (Fran Morel). They were seen throughout the week by many other birders.

Harris's Sparrow: Cook Cty (North) - 1 at the Montrose Point Dunes on 10/24/09 (Karen Mansfield).

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Sulli Gibson
Illinois Ornithological Society

Illinois Rare Bird Alert

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