Birdwatching in Illinois
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
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Local Birdwatchers
Using the Birdingpal resources you must agree to the following: If you contact a local Birdingpal and make arrangement to go birding, you should note it is common courtesy to make sure you show up for the appointment. If for any reason you are unable to do this, the least you must do is contacting the local Pal right away. Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| K | Massiglia | Belleville | Anytime | English |
| I'm a photographer and spend quite a bit of time exploring the wildlfe areas in Illinois (south and southwest) and eastern Missouri (Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton) searching for birds (and other wildlife) to observe and photograph. I'd be happy to show visiting birders around this area (southern Illinois) or to meet other birders who live here and explore together. | ||||||
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| M | Winks | Bloomington | Weekend | English |
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| K | Wright | Bureau | Anytime | English |
| I am a very enthusiastic nature lover, especially when it comes to the critters. Where I live (Central Illinois) is just packed with wildlife and tons of our feathered friends. The Bald Eagle is flurishing just about 10 miles from my home. | ||||||
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| K | Wright | Canton | Anytime | |
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| N | Kopp | Carpentersville | Anytime | English |
| I am an advanced? beginning birder and photographer. I travel the US on bird trips and belong to local clubs. | ||||||
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| S | Parmet | Chicago | Anytime | |
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| S | Burckhardt | Chicago | Anytime | English/German French |
| Sam Burckhardt is a musician, living in Chicago, and traveling on tour to Europe and elsewhere, twice a year. I was introduced to birds by my father and have started to become more serious about birding in 1999. www.samburckhardt.com | ||||||
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| A | Ayyash | Chicago | Anytime | English/Arabic |
| I do most of my birding in the Chicago area but have a keen interest in gulls and owls. | ||||||
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| P | Costoff | Crystal Lake | Weekend | English/Spanish |
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| K | Baird | Elsah | Anytime | |
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| J | Mountjoy | Galesburg | Weekend | English very limited French worse Kiswahili |
| Avid birder and ornithologist; more readily available in summer; area has Eurasian Tree Sparrow, scarce Smith's Longspur in migration, good diversity of midwestern species. | ||||||
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| J | Hertz | Kankakee | Anytime | |
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| S | Laws | Lockport | Anytime | English/Spanish (Read Only) |
| Midwest-Cardinals, Blue Jays, Golden Finches, Hummingbirds, Sparrows, Hawks, Crows, Robins. | ||||||
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| J | Mitchell | Mapleton | Anytime | English |
| We live near the Illinois River valley and also on a small lake that draws several species of water fowl and songbirds. We have many eagles in the area during the winter months. My husband and I enjoy birding all over the United States. I was Birder of the Year in 2000 with WildBird Magazine and enjoy meeting other birders. | ||||||
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| B | Chrysler | Martinsville | Anytime | English |
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| M | Wilson | Mt. Carmel | Weekend | |
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| P | Olander | Palatine (Chicago) | Anytime | English/French Romanian |
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| R | Adams | Pleasant Hill | Anytime | English |
| Excellent birding in the wetlands and riverine systems and adjacent uplands of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Thanks for posting me on birdingpal. I live about 80 miles north of St. Louis, Mo and bird from the Riverlands project at Alton to the Ted Shanks Wildlife Management Area on the Mississippi River and to the Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge on the Illinois River. I am a retired wildlife biologist and refuge manager and have birded in Africa, China, and central and south America. | ||||||
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| P | Weber | Rochester | Anytime | |
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| D | Holschuh | Rock Falls | Weekend | English |
| I've been a birder for about 5 years and have become very familiar with all the great spots in Eastern Whiteside Countie and Western Lee Countie. | ||||||
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| E | Callaway | Rockford | Weekend | |
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| B | Schaefer | Round Lake Beach | Weekend | English |
| I live very close to Rollins Savanna, Grant Woods, and a fair number of other birding sites. I know the Lake County, IL area fairly well. | ||||||
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| G | Schuetz | Venedy | Anytime | English |
| I live next to the Kaskaskia River Macrosite which is 40 miles southeast of St Louis, Mo. | ||||||
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Professional Guides If you contact a professional Birdingpal guide you must be prepared to pay a fee for guiding services. | ||||||
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Local Information
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| Illinois Ornithological Society | Club |
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| Chicago Ornithological Society | Club |
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| Chicago Audubon Society | Club |
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| Decatur Audubon Society | Club |
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| Emiquon Audubon Society | Club |
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| Peoria Audubon Society | Club |
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| Prairie Woods Audubon Society | Club |
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| Recent Bird Sightings at Fermilab | Peter Kasper's |
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| Chicago Area and Illinois Birding Information | Urs Geiser's |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Illinois |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from Illinois |
Last update 29/07/2010