Birds in Illinois
Explore 170 species found in this region.
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Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatusLC
Sep–May

Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatusLC
Oct–Aug

Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritusVU
Oct–Apr

Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestrisLC
Year-round

House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanusLC
Year-round

House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Year-round

Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoidesLC
Dec–Feb

Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicusLC
Oct–Feb
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Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacusLC
May–Jun

Least Flycatcher
Empidonax minimusLC
May–Sep

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutillaNT
Apr–Oct

Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscusLC
Nov–Feb

Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipesVU
Apr–Oct

Lincoln's Sparrow
Melospiza lincolniiLC
Apr–Oct

Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceusNT
Oct

Long-eared Owl
Asio otusLC
Jan

Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Nov–Mar

Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnoliaLC
May–Oct

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Year-round

Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustrisLC
Apr–Oct

Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Sep–Feb

Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachusLC
Mar–Dec

Mourning Dove
Zenaida macrouraLC
Year-round