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The objectives of the IOS are to promote scientific research and education in order to improve knowledge and awareness of birds in Illinois, publish a journal and keep a permanent historical record of its bird life, maintain an up-to-date state checklist, and support the well-being of birds and birding in the state. [2]
This list of birds of Illinois includes species documented in the U.S. state of Illinois and accepted by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC). As of March 2024, there are 455 species and two species pairs included in the official list. [ 1 ]
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, was first reported by IDNR and the Illinois Department of Agriculture March 10 when the agencies detected the disease in wild Canada geese.
It wouldn't be a list of the best states in the USA for bird watching without including Alabama. Alabama's coast is known for being one of the top birding spots in the Southeast.
The Illinois List of Endangered and Threatened Species is reviewed about every five years by the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board (ESPB). [1] To date it has evaluated only plants and animals of the US state of Illinois, not fungi, algae, or other forms of life; species that occur in Illinois which are listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. federal government under the ...
The bird flu outbreak continues to grow in the U.S., with state officials confirming infected flocks in two additional Michigan counties on Monday.. Following an investigation by the Michigan ...
Birdwatchers joined other biology observers in logging species sightings in the Refuge. The pied-billed grebe, listed before 2001 as threatened in Illinois, increased in numbers, leading the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to successfully delist the bird. [3] In 2005 the refuge was named in honor of donors Sue and Wes Dixon. [3]