Illinois Beach State Park

Ornithological Summary

This site was chosen as an IBA because it met the criteria for migratory raptors, Black Rail, and Piping Plover.

Birds in This Area

Black Rail

Latin: Laterallus jamaicensis

Piping Plover

Latin: Charadrius melodus

Wilson's Snipe

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Rufous Hummingbird. Rufous Hummingbird. Walter Nussbaumer/Audubon Photography Awards

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Blackburnian Warbler. Jamie Harrelson/Audubon Photography Awards

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