Illinois Birds Galleries

October-November, 2009 : You may view this gallrey as a slide show if you click "slideshow" in the upper right corner of the menu. You may have to wait a few seconds before the show begins there are slow, med, and fast rate for the slide show in the upper left corner once it begins

October-November, 2009

You may view this gallrey as a slide show if you click "slideshow" in ...

Updated: Nov 05, 2009 6:16pm PST

September 2009 : The Forestry, September 2, 2009

September 2009

The Forestry, September 2, 2009

Updated: Sep 02, 2009 8:54pm PST

August 2009 : Slideshow-fast should be less than two min. Curtis "wetlands" and Buffalo Trace; Champaign IL

August 2009

Slideshow-fast should be less than two min. Curtis "wetlands" and Buf ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2009 8:36pm PST

Killdeer :

Killdeer

Updated: Aug 05, 2009 8:34am PST

July 2009 : Cliff swallows near Homer, Illinois

July 2009

Cliff swallows near Homer, Illinois

Updated: Jul 12, 2009 9:50am PST

June 2009 : I have had best luck with birding at Buffalo Trace, Mahomet, Ill, this June. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=mahomet&ie=UTF8&ll=40.205558,-88.399773&spn=0.024352,0.038495&t=h&z=15 To view area copy the whole line above.

June 2009

I have had best luck with birding at Buffalo Trace, Mahomet, Ill, this ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2009 2:03pm PST

May 31, 2009 : Some snapshots from the weekend

May 31, 2009

Some snapshots from the weekend

Updated: May 31, 2009 7:38pm PST

April, 2009 :

April, 2009

Updated: Apr 23, 2009 5:43pm PST

water fowl : ducks, grebes, egrets

water fowl

ducks, grebes, egrets

Updated: Apr 15, 2009 6:40pm PST

Sparrows in America : Family Emberizidae: Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos Family Passeridae: Old World Sparrows

Sparrows in America

Family Emberizidae: Sparrows, Towhees, Juncos Family Passeridae: Old ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 8:09pm PST

Chipping sparrow : The tyny chipping sparrow at Meadowbrook gardens in Urbana, August 24, 2008

Chipping sparrow

The tyny chipping sparrow at Meadowbrook gardens in Urbana, August 24, ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 5:43pm PST

Winter Sparrows in Illinois :

Winter Sparrows in Illinois

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 5:41pm PST

Winter sparrows and long-eared owl : February 15, 2009; Long Eared Owl at University of Illinois Arboritum and winter sparrows ar UI South Farms.

Winter sparrows and long-eared owl

February 15, 2009; Long Eared Owl at University of Illinois Arboritum ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 5:31pm PST

LeConte's sparrow : Greg Lambeth and I met by chance today at the south farms. He showed me the LeConte's sparrow and we manage to make a number of close-up photos. In fact it is a strikingly beautiful bird!. What a lucky encounter. Thank you Greg.

LeConte's sparrow

Greg Lambeth and I met by chance today at the south farms. He showed m ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2009 5:28pm PST

March 25-30, 2009 :

March 25-30, 2009

Updated: Apr 04, 2009 9:41am PST

woodcock 2006 : on April 7, 2006 a saw a brown spot, like a pile of leaves, under the juniper in the back yard. When I looked though the camera I saw a woodcock under the first rays of the morning sun. Made some footage with a sonny mini digital video camera which I was using at that time. Here are a few frames. I assumed the bird was resting in between migration flights. An exceedingly rare visitor.

woodcock 2006

on April 7, 2006 a saw a brown spot, like a pile of leaves, under the ...

Updated: Mar 22, 2009 4:34pm PST

Downy woodpecker : March 15, 2009; Homer lake: A Downy Woodpecker worked some old tree trunks without paying attention to me being close by.

Downy woodpecker

March 15, 2009; Homer lake: A Downy Woodpecker worked some old tree tr ...

Updated: Mar 15, 2009 8:06pm PST

The two North American Meadowlarks : After eight years of searching for these beautiful birds I saw both the eastern and western lark within one week at relatively close distance

The two North American Meadowlarks

After eight years of searching for these beautiful birds I saw both th ...

Updated: Mar 14, 2009 12:51pm PST

Song Birds from the Prairie : For more bird pictures see: http://users.mrl.uiuc.edu/petrov/birds/index.html

Song Birds from the Prairie

For more bird pictures see: http://users.mrl.uiuc.edu/petrov/birds/ind ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2009 2:35pm PST

Winter birds in Urbana Champaign : January 31-February 1, 2009

Winter birds in Urbana Champaign

January 31-February 1, 2009

Updated: Feb 07, 2009 10:24am PST

White-winged crossbill : I did have a glimpse of the crossbills today at Woodlawn - very high in the tree and flew away very quickly. The Robins had a lot of fun in the cold, windy, but sunny morning. The Redpolls were there and I watched them for a while.

White-winged crossbill

I did have a glimpse of the crossbills today at Woodlawn - very high i ...

Updated: Feb 06, 2009 12:14pm PST

Starved rock : January 24, 2009 was a wonderful sunny day with negative wind-chill at Starved Rock. Just one youngster flew nearby. Gorgeous sight.

Starved rock

January 24, 2009 was a wonderful sunny day with negative wind-chill at ...

Updated: Feb 01, 2009 7:21pm PST

rough-legged hawk & pheasant : Rough-legged hawk flying west of Champaign near Rising X Old Church and a female pheasant near the golf course on Curtis road. I was driving north on Rising when I saw the hawk heading south, going up and down and circling, about half a mile to the east. Turned the car and managed to get on Old Church road before the hawk. He made two passes nearby but not as close as I would have liked.

rough-legged hawk & pheasant

Rough-legged hawk flying west of Champaign near Rising X Old Church an ...

Updated: Jan 19, 2009 2:23pm PST

Goldfinch on green background :

Goldfinch on green background

Updated: Nov 29, 2008 2:12pm PST

Peregrine falcon on UI campus : The campus was almost empty today. Only the peregrine falcon was perched on his post high up on Sherman hall for hours.

Peregrine falcon on UI campus

The campus was almost empty today. Only the peregrine falcon was perch ...

Updated: Nov 28, 2008 12:28pm PST

Northern Harrier : October 12. I visited the Champaign "wetlands" on West Curtis Road. I had a good view of a northern harrier plus some other photos

Northern Harrier

October 12. I visited the Champaign "wetlands" on West Curtis Road. I ...

Updated: Oct 13, 2008 7:30am PST

Septermber 6, 2008 :

Septermber 6, 2008

Updated: Sep 06, 2008 11:09am PST

two warblers and a flycatcher : Two warblers and a flycatcher showed up in the backyard today; Aug.24, 2008

two warblers and a flycatcher

Two warblers and a flycatcher showed up in the backyard today; Aug.24, ...

Updated: Aug 24, 2008 11:33am PST

nightjars and barn swallows : There were hundreds of nihttjars flying quite low at Meadowbrook tonihgt; too bad the sun hid behind a cloud before sunset. Baby barn swallows quite late in the summer.

nightjars and barn swallows

There were hundreds of nihttjars flying quite low at Meadowbrook tonih ...

Updated: Aug 23, 2008 6:53pm PST

sedge wren : a cloudy morning of August 9, 6:30 am at the Buffalo Trace in Mahomet, Illinois. The next morning the sun was out and I could take a few more pictures

sedge wren

a cloudy morning of August 9, 6:30 am at the Buffalo Trace in Mahomet, ...

Updated: Aug 10, 2008 1:29pm PST

Champaign shorebirds :

Champaign shorebirds

Updated: Aug 02, 2008 8:03am PST

Bird Photos, July 27, 2008 :

Bird Photos, July 27, 2008

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 7:25pm PST

Indigo bunting from July 26, 2008 : A family of indigo buntings was foraging near the Buffalo Trace trails in Mahomet, Illinois. July 26, 2008

Indigo bunting from July 26, 2008

A family of indigo buntings was foraging near the Buffalo Trace trails ...

Updated: Jul 26, 2008 2:59pm PST

living room photos : These photos are taken from the living room in our house in Champaign, Illinois.

living room photos

These photos are taken from the living room in our house in Champaign, ...

Updated: Jul 24, 2008 8:22pm PST