53 bird species identified by visual observation and/or sound recording with Merlin.
C=Chicago
G=Glacial Park
I = Indiana Dunes
K=McKinley Woods-I&M Canal
P = Palos Forest Preserve
S = Sag Valley Forest Preserve
M=Moraine Hills
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| American crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | K,P,S |
| American goldfinch | Spinus tristis | P,I |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | P,K,S |
| American tree sparrow | Spizelloides arborea | P,S |
| Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | K |
| Baltimore oriole | Icterus galbula | G,I |
| Black-capped chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | P |
| Black-crowned night heron | Nyctiocorax nyctiocorax | C |
| Blackpoll warbler | Setophaga striata | P |
| Blue jay | Cyanocitta cristata | P,K,S,I |
| Brown creeper | Certhia americana | S |
| Brown thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | P |
| Cackling goose | Branta hutchinsii | P |
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis | P,K,C |
| Carolina wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | S |
| Cedar waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | P,S |
| Chipping sparrow | Spizella passerina | P,S |
| Common grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | P |
| Common yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | I |
| Dark-eyed junco | Junco hyemalis | P |
| Downy woodpecker | Dryobates pubescens | S,K,P |
| Eastern bluebird | Sialia sialis | P,I |
| Eastern towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | P |
| European starling | Sturnus vulgaris | S |
| Fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca | P |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | K |
| Great blue heron | Ardea herodias | K |
| Great egret | Ardea alba | M |
| Golden-crowned kinglet | Regulus satrapa | P |
| Green heron | Butorides virescent | C |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Hairy woodpecker | Leuconotopicus villosus | P,S,I |
| Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus | P |
| House finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | P,K |
| House sparrow | Passer domesticus | S |
| Lincoln’s sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | P |
| Northern cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | P,K,S |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | P |
| Northern flicker | Colaptes auratus | S,K |
| Northern house wren | Troglodytes aedon | I |
| Red-bellied woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | P,K,S |
| Red-headed woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | P,S,I |
| Red-winged blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | S,K,P |
| Ring-billed gull | Larus delawarensis | C |
| Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | S |
| Red-shoulder hawk | Buteo lineatus | G |
| Red-tailed hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | K,P |
| Sandhill crane | Antigone canadensis | P |
| Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia | P |
| Swamp sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | P |
| Townsend’s solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | S |
| Tufted titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | P,S |
| White-breasted nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | P,S |
| White-throated sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | P,K,S |
| Yellow-rumped warbler | Setophaga coronata | S |