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The following is a list of bird species that I have photographed using either a Nikon Coolpix 4500 digital camera or an SLR camera. Though the photographs may not have been taken in Illinois, they are arranged by their status in the state of Illinois as designated by the Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (IORC). Review List species are listed in capitalized text and require documentation in the state of Illinois. To view the entire Review List developed by IORC click here.

My digiscoping setup includes the following equipment:

· Swarovski ST 80 HD (20 - 60X eyepiece)

· Nikon Coolpix 4500

· Lens Plus 2Plus LE-Adapter with 37mm to 28mm ring

SPECIES LIST: Click on numbers in parentheses to view additional photos for the given species

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::::: Photos from northeastern Minnesota on November 27, 2004 :::::

Great Gray Owl

Northern Hawk Owl (2) (3)
 
 

Accidentals (Species that have accepted records for 2 or less of the past 10 years):

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MOTTLED DUCK
 
TUFTED DUCK (2)
 
BROWN PELICAN (2)
 
ROSEATE SPOONBILL (2) 
 
SNOWY PLOVER
 
SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER (2)
 
LONG-TAILED JAEGER (2) (3)
 
BLACK SKIMMER
 
ANCIENT MURRELET
 
SAY'S PHOEBE (2)
 

ROSS'S GULL

Casuals (Species that have accepted records for 3 to 7 of the past 10 years):

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WHITE IBIS (2) (3) 
 
PURPLE GALLINULE (2) (3)
 
RUFF
 
MEW GULL (2) (3) (4)
 
WHITE-WINGED DOVE (2) 
 
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (2)
 
VERMILION FLYCATCHER (2)
 
GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE (2)
 

Regulars (Species that have accepted records for 8 or more of the past 10 years):

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Greater Scaup

Harlequin Duck (2) (3)

Surf Scoter

American Bittern

Least Bittern (2)

Snowy Egret

Tricolored Heron

Black-crowned Night-Heron

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (2)
 

WHITE-FACED IBIS

Ospreys

Mississippi Kite

Bald Eagle

Broad-winged Hawk (2) 
 
Yellow Rail (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (Info)

King Rail

Virginia Rail

Semipalmated Plover

Piping Plover

Black-necked Stilt (2) (3)
 

American Avocet

Solitary Sandpiper

Willet

Red Knot

Sanderling (2)
 

Western Sandpiper

Least Sandpiper

PURPLE SANDPIPER (2)
 

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

PARASITIC JAEGER

Laughing Gull

Thayer's Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Great Black-backed Gull (2)
 

BARN OWL

Eastern Screech-Owl

Great Horned Owl

Snowy Owl (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Barred Owl

Long-eared Owl

 
Northern Saw-whet Owl (2) (3)
 

Common Nighthawk

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (2) (3) (4)
 

Loggerhead Shrike

Horned Lark (nest) (2)
 

VARIED THRUSH

Canada Warbler

Vesper Sparrow

Le Conte's Sparrow (2)
 

Dark-eyed Junco

Smith's Longspur (2)
 

Northern Cardinal

PAINTED BUNTING

Common Redpoll


MISCELLANEOUS PHOTOS:

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A Fayette County sunrise

Another Fayette County sunrise

Butterfly sp.

BIRDING LINKS

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IBET: Illinois Birders Exchanging Thoughts - An online bulletin pertaining to Illinois birding

Dan Kassebaum's Carlyle Lake Website

The Illinois Ornithological Society

Surfbirds.com

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WILDFLOWER GALLERY: To view photos in this gallery click here.

E-mail me: calidris_1004@yahoo.com

Site updated on 20 April 2007