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Lee County, IL Biodiversity (WIP)

Celebrating the surprising biodiversity of a county sometimes relegated to being thought of as just cornfields! Will be adding to this incrementally with confirmed observations of all forms of life in Lee County, using sources such as INHS, several guides, natural area catalogs, and of course ...more ↓

Gray Catbird 1
Dumetella carolinensis
Blue Grosbeak 2
Passerina caerulea
Indigo Bunting 3
Passerina cyanea
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Dickcissel 1
Spiza americana
Northern Cardinal 5
Cardinalis cardinalis
Scarlet Tanager 6
Piranga olivacea
Summer Tanager 7
Piranga rubra
Canada Warbler 8
Cardellina canadensis
Wilson's Warbler 9
Cardellina pusilla
Ovenbird 10
Seiurus aurocapilla
Northern Parula 11
Setophaga americana
Black-throated Blue Warbler 12
Setophaga caerulescens
Bay-breasted Warbler 13
Setophaga castanea
Cerulean Warbler 1
Setophaga cerulea
Hooded Warbler 14
Setophaga citrina
Yellow-rumped Warbler 15
Setophaga coronata
Yellow-throated Warbler 16
Setophaga dominica
Blackburnian Warbler 17
Setophaga fusca
Magnolia Warbler 18
Setophaga magnolia
Palm Warbler 19
Setophaga palmarum
Chestnut-sided Warbler 20
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler 21
Setophaga petechia
Pine Warbler 22
Setophaga pinus
American Redstart 23
Setophaga ruticilla
Blackpoll Warbler 24
Setophaga striata
Cape May Warbler 25
Setophaga tigrina
Black-throated Green Warbler 23
Setophaga virens
Black-and-white Warbler 26
Mniotilta varia
Prothonotary Warbler 27
Protonotaria citrea
Orange-crowned Warbler 28
Oreothlypis celata
Tennessee Warbler 29
Oreothlypis peregrina
Nashville Warbler 27
Oreothlypis ruficapilla
Louisiana Waterthrush 22
Parkesia motacilla
Northern Waterthrush 30
Parkesia noveboracensis
Kentucky Warbler 31
Geothlypis formosa
Mourning Warbler 32
Geothlypis philadelphia
Common Yellowthroat 33
Geothlypis trichas
Golden-winged Warbler 34
Vermivora chrysoptera
Blue-winged Warbler 35
Vermivora cyanoptera
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Polioptila caerulea
Horned Lark 36
Eremophila alpestris
Cedar Waxwing 37
Bombycilla cedrorum
Brown Creeper 38
Certhia americana
American Crow 39
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue Jay 40
Cyanocitta cristata
Red Crossbill 41
Loxia curvirostra
Common Redpoll 42
Acanthis flammea
Pine Siskin 43
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch 44
Spinus tristis
House Finch 45
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch 30
Haemorhous purpureus
Virginia Opossum 46
Didelphis virginiana
Eastern Cottontail 47
Sylvilagus floridanus
Eastern Gray Squirrel 48
Sciurus carolinensis
Fox Squirrel 49
Sciurus niger
Southern Flying Squirrel 50
Glaucomys volans
Franklin's Ground Squirrel 51
Poliocitellus franklinii
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel 1
Ictidomys tridecemlineatus
Woodchuck 52
Marmota monax
Eastern Chipmunk 53
Tamias striatus
American Beaver 54
Castor canadensis
Brown Rat 55
Rattus norvegicus
House Mouse 56
Mus musculus
Prairie Vole 57
Microtus ochrogaster
Meadow Vole 58
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Woodland Vole 59
Microtus pinetorum
Muskrat 60
Ondatra zibethicus
Southern Bog Lemming 61
Synaptomys cooperi
White-footed Mouse 62
Peromyscus leucopus
Deer Mouse 63
Peromyscus maniculatus
Western Harvest Mouse 64
Reithrodontomys megalotis
Meadow Jumping Mouse 65
Zapus hudsonius
White-tailed Deer 66
Odocoileus virginianus
American Bison 67
Bison bison
Eastern Red Bat 68
Lasiurus borealis
Hoary Bat 69
Lasiurus cinereus
Big Brown Bat 70
Eptesicus fuscus
Evening Bat 71
Nycticeius humeralis
Silver-haired Bat 72
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Tricolored Bat 73
Perimyotis subflavus
Little Brown Bat 74
Myotis lucifugus
Northern Myotis 75
Myotis septentrionalis
Common Raccoon 76
Procyon lotor
North American River Otter 77
Lontra canadensis
Long-tailed Weasel 78
Mustela frenata
Least Weasel 79
Mustela nivalis
American Mink 80
Neovison vison
American Badger 1
Taxidea taxus
Striped Skunk 81
Mephitis mephitis
Domestic Cat 82
Felis catus
Bobcat 83
Lynx rufus
Domestic Dog 84
Canis familiaris
Coyote 85
Canis latrans
Red Fox 86
Vulpes vulpes
Gray Fox 87
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
North American Least Shrew 88
Cryptotis parva
Northern Short-tailed Shrew 89
Blarina brevicauda
Masked Shrew 90
Sorex cinereus
Eastern Mole 91
Scalopus aquaticus

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