Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Bird Species * Species lists not limited to the Wetlands Initiative's project areas. Observations made by the U.S. Forest Service.
T&E or special list # Common name Scientific name status 1 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens A 2 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus E 3 American Coot Fulica americana 4 American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 5 American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis 6 American Kestrel Falco sparverius 7 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla A 8 American Robin Turdus migratorius 9 American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 10 American Wigeon Anas americana 11 American Woodcock Scolopax minor 12 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus E 13 Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 14 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 15 Barred Owl Strix varia 16 Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii W 17 Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon 18 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus A 19 Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillus 20 Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax E 21 Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens 22 Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea 23 Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata 24 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea A 25 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors 26 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus W, A 27 Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus 28 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum 29 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater 30 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 31 Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 32 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 33 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum 34 Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea W,A,FC 35 Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica 36 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica 37 Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina 38 Clay-colored sparrow Spizella pallida W 39 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 40 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus T 41 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor 42 Common snipe Gallinago gallinago W 43 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas
1 T&E or special list # Common name Scientific name status 44 Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis 45 Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii E 46 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 47 Dickcissel Spiza americana 48 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus T 49 Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens 50 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis 51 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus 52 Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna A 53 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe 54 Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio 55 Eastern Screech-Owl Otus asio 56 Eastern Wood Pewee Contopus virens 57 European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 58 Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla 59 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri E 60 Gadwall Anas strepera 61 Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum A 62 Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis 63 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 64 Great Crested Flycatcher Myiarchus crinitus 65 Great Egret Ardea alba T 66 Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus 67 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 68 Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus A 69 Henslow's sparrow Ammodramus henslowii E 70 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus 71 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus W 72 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 73 House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus 74 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 75 House Wren Troglodytes aedon 76 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea 77 Kentucky Warbler Oporornis formosus A 78 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus 79 King Rail Rallus elegans T 80 Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus W,A 81 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 82 Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii 83 Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus T,FC 84 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 85 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 86 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris W 87 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura A 88 Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia 89 Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla 90 Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus 91 Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
2 T&E or special list # Common name Scientific name status 92 Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus E,A 93 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos 94 Northern Oriole Icterus galbula 95 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata W 96 Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius 97 Osprey Pandion haliaetus E 98 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus W,A 99 Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum 100 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 101 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps T 102 Purple Martin Progne subis 103 Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus 104 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus A 105 Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus 106 Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 107 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 108 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 109 Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 110 Rock Pigeon Columba livia 111 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus 112 Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 113 Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis E 114 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis A 115 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea A 116 Sedge Wren Cistothorus platensis A 117 Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus E 118 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus E 119 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 120 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 121 Sora Porzana carolina W 122 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 123 Swainson's Thrush/Swainson's Haw Buteo swainsoni E 124 Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana 125 Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina 126 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor A 127 Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor 128 Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura 129 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda E,A 130 Veery Catharus fuscescens T 131 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus 132 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola W 133 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus 134 Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta A 135 White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis A 136 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 137 White-eyed Vireo Vireo griseus 138 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 139 Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
3 T&E or special list # Common name Scientific name status 140 Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla 141 Wood Duck Aix sponsa 142 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina W,A 143 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus A 144 Yellow-breasted Chat Icteria virens 145 Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 146 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons A 147 Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia
FE Federal Endangered Species FC Federal Candidate Species E Illinois Endangered Species T Illinois Threatened Species W Illinois Watch List Species A Area Sensiitive Species (Grassland or Forest)
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