SPRING BIRD COUNT - 2015
The 44th Illinois Spring Count was conducted under cloudy skies and with a rather cool temperature. As a consequence, bird numbers were average to low and were harder to find. However that did not deter the 48 observers that made up the 22 teams which spent over 160 hours tracking down the 163 species. They walked over 100 miles and drove over 300 miles in their quest from 4:35 AM to 8:50 PM on May 9th. The following are a few observations about the day:
A huge thanks to all who participated and an open invitation to anyone that would like to participate May 7, 2016. -Jon Duerr |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
1 | SNOW GOOSE | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
2 | ROSS'S GOOSE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | CANADA GOOSE | 973 | 630 | 1668 | 27718 | 44 |
4 | MUTE SWAN | 1 | 8 | 46 | 17 | |
5 | WOOD DUCK | 157 | 104 | 266 | 4595 | 44 |
6 | GADWALL | 1 | 13 | 23 | 7 | |
7 | AMERICAN WIGEON | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
8 | AMERICAN BLACK DUCK | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
9 | MALLARD | 497 | 467 | 887 | 20547 | 44 |
10 | BLUE-WINGED TEAL | 21 | 51 | 143 | 2253 | 44 |
11 | NORTHERN SHOVELER | 5 | 31 | 235 | 33 | |
12 | NORTHERN PINTAIL | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
13 | GREEN-WINGED TEAL | 1 | 13 | 51 | 18 | |
14 | CANVASBACK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | REDHEAD | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 9 |
16 | RING-NECKED DUCK | 2 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 18 |
17 | LESSER SCAUP | 2 | 15 | 89 | 21 | |
18 | BUFFLEHEAD | 0 | 5 | 14 | 7 | |
19 | COMMON GOLDENEYE | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
20 | HOODED MERGANSER | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 16 |
21 | COMMON MERGANSER | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
22 | RED-BREASTED MERGANSER | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
23 | RUDDY DUCK | 15 | 3 | 19 | 127 | 23 |
24 | NORTHERN BOBWHITE | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
25 | GRAY PARTRIDGE | 1 | 7 | 39 | 13 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
26 | RING-NECKED PHEASANT | 21 | 39 | 117 | 1701 | 44 |
27 | WILD TURKEY | 1 | 7 | 36 | 12 | |
28 | COMMON LOON | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
29 | PIED-BILLED GREBE | 17 | 10 | 28 | 427 | 43 |
30 | HORNED GREBE | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
31 | EARED GREBE | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
32 | DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT | 94 | 33 | 198 | 1435 | 28 |
33 | AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |
34 | AMERICAN BITTERN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 20 |
35 | LEAST BITTERN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
36 | GREAT BLUE HERON | 114 | 68 | 205 | 2993 | 42 |
37 | GREAT EGRET | 34 | 20 | 81 | 865 | 32 |
38 | LITTLE BLUE HERON | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
39 | CATTLE EGRET | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | |
40 | GREEN HERON | 8 | 18 | 54 | 783 | 44 |
41 | BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON | 2 | 7 | 89 | 29 | |
42 | TURKEY VULTURE | 59 | 19 | 69 | 835 | 35 |
43 | OSPREY | 1 | 3 | 23 | 15 | |
44 | BALD EAGLE | 7 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 9 |
45 | NORTHERN HARRIER | 1 | 5 | 55 | 28 | |
46 | SHARP-SHINNED HAWK | 1 | 2 | 8 | 83 | 30 |
47 | COOPER'S HAWK | 15 | 8 | 28 | 349 | 33 |
48 | RED-SHOULDERED HAWK | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
49 | BROAD-WINGED HAWK | 4 | 28 | 168 | 38 | |
50 | SWAINSON'S HAWK | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 20 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
51 | RED-TAILED HAWK | 53 | 38 | 73 | 1684 | 44 |
52 | ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
53 | KING RAIL | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
54 | VIRGINIA RAIL | 1 | 3 | 11 | 113 | 26 |
55 | SORA | 26 | 27 | 113 | 1209 | 44 |
56 | COMMON GALLINULE | 1 | 7 | 35 | 16 | |
57 | AMERICAN COOT | 205 | 73 | 321 | 3192 | 43 |
58 | SANDHILL CRANE | 22 | 10 | 41 | 421 | 31 |
59 | BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER | 1 | 25 | 39 | 3 | |
60 | AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
61 | LESSER GOLDEN PLOVER | 11 | 305 | 466 | 5 | |
62 | SEMIPALMATED PLOVER | 2 | 15 | 94 | 23 | |
63 | KILLDEER | 75 | 71 | 161 | 3114 | 44 |
64 | SPOTTED SANDPIPER | 62 | 26 | 70 | 1134 | 44 |
65 | SOLITARY SANDPIPER | 30 | 24 | 104 | 1048 | 44 |
66 | GREATER YELLOWLEGS | 2 | 9 | 46 | 413 | 40 |
67 | LESSER YELLOWLEGS | 14 | 29 | 127 | 1264 | 40 |
68 | UPLAND SANDPIPER | 1 | 8 | 27 | 9 | |
69 | RUDDY TURNSTONE | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
70 | SEMIPLAMATED SANDPIPER | 1 | 8 | 100 | 339 | 23 |
71 | WESTERN SANDPIPER | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
72 | LEAST SANDPIPER | 11 | 22 | 150 | 957 | 33 |
73 | WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
74 | BAIRD'S SANDPIPER | 4 | 4 | 1 | ||
75 | PECTORAL SANDPIPER | 4 | 21 | 202 | 907 | 37 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
76 | DUNLIN | 2 | 13 | 66 | 16 | |
77 | RUFF | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
78 | SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER | 1 | 10 | 37 | 9 | |
79 | LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
80 | WILSON'S SNIPE | 1 | 3 | 8 | 130 | 37 |
81 | AMERICAN WOODCOCK | 19 | 2 | 19 | 98 | 25 |
82 | WILSON'S PHALAROPE | 1 | 5 | 24 | 11 | |
83 | BONAPARTE'S GULL | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
84 | LAUGHING GULL | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
85 | FRANKLIN'S GULL | 9 | 9 | 1 | ||
86 | RING-BILLED GULL | 24 | 35 | 221 | 1538 | 30 |
87 | HERRING GULL | 2 | 5 | 30 | 208 | 28 |
88 | CASPIAN TERN | 6 | 15 | 5 | ||
89 | BLACK TERN | 2 | 19 | 76 | 15 | |
90 | COMMON TERN | 4 | 16 | 7 | ||
91 | FORSTER'S TERN | 3 | 14 | 6 | ||
92 | ROCK DOVE | 90 | 167 | 386 | 7356 | 44 |
93 | EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
94 | MOURNING DOVE | 193 | 206 | 394 | 9068 | 44 |
95 | YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | |
96 | BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 11 |
97 | EASTERN SCREECH-OWL | 1 | 5 | 47 | 26 | |
98 | GREAT HORNED OWL | 13 | 7 | 24 | 297 | 41 |
99 | BARRED OWL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 20 |
100 | COMMON NIGHTHAWK | 13 | 3 | 19 | 142 | 29 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
101 | EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL | 4 | 14 | 8 | ||
102 | CHIMNEY SWIFT | 437 | 180 | 649 | 7910 | 44 |
103 | RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD | 20 | 3 | 20 | 151 | 33 |
104 | BELTED KINGFISHER | 13 | 12 | 27 | 516 | 44 |
105 | RED-HEADED WOODPECKER | 9 | 27 | 121 | 1207 | 44 |
106 | RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER | 139 | 62 | 183 | 2727 | 44 |
107 | YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER | 1 | 11 | 45 | 17 | |
108 | DOWNY WOODPECKER | 98 | 74 | 151 | 3267 | 44 |
109 | HAIRY WOODPECKER | 23 | 10 | 23 | 438 | 44 |
110 | NORTHERN FLICKER | 80 | 104 | 162 | 4572 | 44 |
111 | AMERICAN KESTREL | 5 | 6 | 28 | 283 | 42 |
112 | MERLIN | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
113 | PEREGRINE FALCON | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
114 | OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER | 3 | 13 | 9 | ||
115 | EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE | 23 | 6 | 23 | 271 | 43 |
116 | YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
117 | ACADIAN FLYCATCHER | 2 | 8 | 7 | ||
118 | ALDER FLYCATCHER | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
119 | WILLOW FLYCATCHER | 3 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 21 |
120 | LEAST FLYCATCHER | 5 | 7 | 37 | 328 | 34 |
121 | EASTERN PHOEBE | 61 | 18 | 64 | 796 | 37 |
122 | GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER | 49 | 19 | 69 | 853 | 42 |
123 | EASTERN KINGBIRD | 89 | 30 | 143 | 1330 | 43 |
124 | LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||
125 | WHITE-EYED VIREO | 8 | 1 | 11 | 58 | 25 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
126 | BELL'S VIREO | 4 | 4 | 18 | 9 | |
127 | YELLOW-THROATED VIREO | 20 | 6 | 27 | 243 | 36 |
128 | BLUE-HEADED VIREO | 7 | 4 | 18 | 196 | 38 |
129 | WARBLING VIREO | 93 | 31 | 118 | 1342 | 42 |
130 | PHILADELPHIA VIREO | 1 | 10 | 47 | 22 | |
131 | RED-EYED VIREO | 50 | 14 | 51 | 612 | 40 |
132 | BLUE JAY | 285 | 312 | 486 | 13719 | 44 |
133 | AMERICAN CROW | 79 | 245 | 436 | 10760 | 44 |
134 | HORNED LARK | 17 | 25 | 82 | 1099 | 44 |
135 | PURPLE MARTIN | 19 | 108 | 283 | 4737 | 44 |
136 | TREE SWALLOW | 467 | 272 | 945 | 11978 | 44 |
137 | NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW | 254 | 151 | 986 | 6642 | 44 |
138 | BANK SWALLOW | 45 | 39 | 461 | 1735 | 44 |
139 | CLIFF SWALLOW | 76 | 53 | 354 | 2324 | 38 |
140 | BARN SWALLOW | 267 | 246 | 1006 | 10815 | 43 |
141 | BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE | 178 | 170 | 414 | 7461 | 44 |
142 | TUFTED TITMOUSE | 3 | 7 | 20 | 293 | 44 |
143 | RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH | 2 | 10 | 79 | 25 | |
144 | WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH | 57 | 39 | 92 | 1711 | 44 |
145 | BROWN CREEPER | 2 | 9 | 73 | 26 | |
146 | HOUSE WREN | 171 | 125 | 271 | 5496 | 44 |
147 | WINTER WREN | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
148 | SEDGE WREN | 10 | 4 | 32 | 182 | 26 |
149 | MARSH WREN | 15 | 7 | 41 | 302 | 32 |
150 | CAROLINA WREN | 1 | 1 | 8 | 57 | 20 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
151 | BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER | 179 | 62 | 280 | 2749 | 41 |
152 | GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET | 1 | 21 | 31 | 5 | |
153 | RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET | 4 | 36 | 122 | 1596 | 43 |
154 | EASTERN BLUEBIRD | 29 | 21 | 57 | 941 | 39 |
155 | VEERY | 16 | 7 | 30 | 313 | 42 |
156 | GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH | 18 | 4 | 18 | 192 | 36 |
157 | SWAINSON'S THRUSH | 72 | 14 | 72 | 634 | 42 |
158 | HERMIT THRUSH | 4 | 4 | 13 | 163 | 39 |
159 | WOOD THRUSH | 41 | 24 | 115 | 1049 | 44 |
160 | AMERICAN ROBIN | 1223 | 861 | 2020 | 37880 | 44 |
161 | GRAY CATBIRD | 260 | 143 | 459 | 6291 | 44 |
162 | NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD | 2 | 11 | 9 | ||
163 | BROWN THRASHER | 35 | 55 | 111 | 2410 | 44 |
164 | EUROPEAN STARLING | 397 | 683 | 1288 | 30050 | 44 |
165 | AMERICAN PIPIT | 4 | 42 | 179 | 15 | |
166 | CEDAR WAXWING | 25 | 60 | 247 | 2654 | 42 |
167 | LAPLAND LONGSPUR | 10 | 150 | 444 | 7 | |
168 | OVENBIRD | 31 | 15 | 79 | 666 | 41 |
169 | WORM-EATING WARBLER | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
170 | LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH | 1 | 1 | 14 | 45 | 22 |
171 | NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH | 56 | 24 | 83 | 1048 | 43 |
172 | GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER | 12 | 5 | 33 | 229 | 31 |
173 | BREWSTER'S WARBLER | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
174 | LAWRENCE'S WARBLER | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
175 | BLUE-WINGED WARBLER | 8 | 5 | 30 | 221 | 35 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
176 | BLACK & WHITE WARBLER | 33 | 25 | 147 | 1098 | 43 |
177 | PROTHONOTARY WARBLER | 5 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 19 |
178 | TENNESSEE WARBLER | 104 | 29 | 104 | 1263 | 43 |
179 | ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER | 9 | 3 | 16 | 131 | 32 |
180 | NASHVILLE WARBLER | 55 | 37 | 177 | 1612 | 43 |
181 | CONNECTICUT WARBLER | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | |
182 | MOURNING WARBLER | 1 | 21 | 27 | 5 | |
183 | KENTUCKY WARBLER | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||
184 | COMMON YELLOWTHROAT | 270 | 97 | 381 | 4273 | 44 |
185 | HOODED WARBLER | 5 | 20 | 11 | ||
186 | AMERICAN REDSTART | 46 | 21 | 115 | 926 | 39 |
187 | CAPE MAY WARBLER | 13 | 4 | 17 | 194 | 35 |
188 | CERULEAN WARBLER | 1 | 5 | 17 | 10 | |
189 | NORTHERN PARULA | 22 | 7 | 35 | 293 | 31 |
190 | MAGNOLIA WARBLER | 33 | 11 | 55 | 489 | 37 |
191 | BAY-BREASTED WARBLER | 16 | 4 | 21 | 176 | 29 |
192 | BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER | 17 | 6 | 21 | 279 | 39 |
193 | YELLOW WARBLER | 186 | 97 | 271 | 4258 | 44 |
194 | CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER | 37 | 16 | 86 | 646 | 37 |
195 | BLACKPOLL WARBLER | 14 | 5 | 52 | 334 | 32 |
196 | BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER | 1 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 14 |
197 | PALM WARBLER | 189 | 213 | 805 | 9387 | 43 |
198 | PINE WARBLER | 1 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 19 |
199 | YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER | 248 | 424 | 2058 | 18640 | 44 |
200 | YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER | 3 | 11 | 8 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
201 | SUTTON'S WARBLER | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
202 | PRAIRIE WARBLER | 1 | 20 | 23 | 4 | |
203 | BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER | 28 | 31 | 123 | 1357 | 44 |
204 | CANADA WARBLER | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | |
205 | WILSON'S WARBLER | 5 | 2 | 29 | 92 | 21 |
206 | YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | |
207 | SPOTTED TOWHEE | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
208 | EASTERN TOWHEE | 49 | 29 | 85 | 1292 | 44 |
209 | AMERICAN TREE SPARROW | 1 | 10 | 31 | 9 | |
210 | CHIPPING SPARROW | 74 | 72 | 183 | 3184 | 44 |
211 | CLAY-COLORED SPARROW | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 11 |
212 | FIELD SPARROW | 65 | 58 | 124 | 2542 | 44 |
213 | VESPER SPARROW | 6 | 8 | 25 | 356 | 43 |
214 | LARK SPARROW | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
215 | SAVANNAH SPARROW | 127 | 49 | 282 | 2142 | 44 |
216 | GRASSHOPPER SPARROW | 9 | 4 | 27 | 186 | 27 |
217 | HENSLOW'S SPARROW | 18 | 2 | 18 | 72 | 11 |
218 | FOX SPARROW | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
219 | SONG SPARROW | 390 | 286 | 831 | 12576 | 44 |
220 | LINCOLN'S SPARROW | 15 | 5 | 16 | 218 | 37 |
221 | SWAMP SPARROW | 45 | 57 | 161 | 2522 | 44 |
222 | WHITE-THROATED SPARROW | 119 | 165 | 527 | 7248 | 44 |
223 | WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW | 85 | 69 | 404 | 3034 | 44 |
224 | DARK-EYED JUNCO | 1 | 20 | 55 | 16 | |
225 | SUMMER TANAGER | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 |
SPECIES | 2015 COUNT |
AVG COUNT |
HIGH COUNT |
44 YR TOTAL |
YRS RPTD |
|
226 | SCARLET TANAGER | 62 | 19 | 161 | 832 | 37 |
227 | NORTHERN CARDINAL | 365 | 271 | 483 | 11952 | 44 |
228 | ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK | 162 | 70 | 205 | 3083 | 44 |
229 | INDIGO BUNTING | 123 | 36 | 123 | 1571 | 43 |
230 | DICKCISSEL | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | |
231 | BOBOLINK | 60 | 41 | 109 | 1812 | 44 |
232 | RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD | 1965 | 1757 | 3352 | 77297 | 44 |
233 | EASTERN MEADOWLARK | 66 | 64 | 133 | 2800 | 44 |
234 | WESTERN MEADOWLARK | 6 | 5 | 25 | 202 | 38 |
235 | YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD | 4 | 3 | 19 | 142 | 24 |
236 | RUSTY BLACKBIRD | 1 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 8 |
237 | BREWER'S BLACKBIRD | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
238 | COMMON GRACKLE | 375 | 975 | 3481 | 42920 | 44 |
239 | BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD | 313 | 292 | 639 | 12835 | 44 |
240 | ORCHARD ORIOLE | 15 | 5 | 21 | 218 | 29 |
241 | BALTIMORE ORIOLE | 318 | 113 | 333 | 4978 | 43 |
242 | PURPLE FINCH | 1 | 3 | 20 | 133 | 25 |
243 | HOUSE FINCH | 66 | 44 | 188 | 1957 | 28 |
244 | RED CROSSBILL | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
245 | PINE SISKIN | 13 | 4 | 41 | 194 | 21 |
246 | AMERICAN GOLDFINCH | 385 | 329 | 951 | 14475 | 44 |
247 | EVENING GROSBEAK | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
248 | HOUSE SPARROW | 201 | 287 | 618 | 12617 | 44 |
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