Final tally just in: 1,713 birds comprising 82 species.
Notables included Wilson's phalarope, king rail, least bittern, bald eagle. Any others? Note in comments, please.
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On June 27-28, the Lake County Forest Preserve District led more than 100 scientists to blanket Middlefork Savanna for 24 hours. During that time, they inventoried as many species of plants and animals as they could find.
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1 comment:
Another great find for birds was the adult Sandhill Cranes with their "teenager" that Michael Hogg, Steve Bailey and I saw during the bioblitz.
Plus, we had many Bobolinks, a species that winters in South America and is one of the fastest declining songbirds.
The diversity is the key here, with wetland, savanna and woodland species all being found during the breeding season at the Savanna.
Sheryl DeVore
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