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 ↓

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American Wigeon ¹
Mareca americana

Northern Shoveler ²
Spatula clypeata

Blue-winged Teal ¹
Spatula discors

Tundra Swan ³
Cygnus columbianus

Mute Swan ⁴
Cygnus olor

Common Teal ⁵
Anas crecca

Mallard ⁶
Anas platyrhynchos

Domestic Duck ⁷
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Bufflehead ¹
Bucephala albeola

Common Goldeneye ⁸
Bucephala clangula

Common Merganser ⁹
Mergus merganser

Domestic Greylag Goose ¹⁰
Anser anser domesticus

Lesser Scaup ¹¹
Aythya affinis

Redhead ¹²
Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck ¹
Aythya collaris

Canvasback ¹³
Aythya valisineria

Ruddy Duck ¹⁴
Oxyura jamaicensis

Canada Goose ¹⁵
Branta canadensis

Wood Duck ¹⁶
Aix sponsa

Hooded Merganser ¹⁷
Lophodytes cucullatus

Domestic Muscovy Duck ¹⁸
Cairina moschata domestica

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Lee County, IL Biodiversity (WIP)

American Wigeon 1 Mareca americana

Northern Shoveler 2 Spatula clypeata

Blue-winged Teal 1 Spatula discors

Tundra Swan 3 Cygnus columbianus

Mute Swan 4 Cygnus olor

Common Teal 5 Anas crecca

Mallard 6 Anas platyrhynchos

Domestic Duck 7 Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Bufflehead 1 Bucephala albeola

Common Goldeneye 8 Bucephala clangula

Common Merganser 9 Mergus merganser

Domestic Greylag Goose 10 Anser anser domesticus

Lesser Scaup 11 Aythya affinis

Redhead 12 Aythya americana

Ring-necked Duck 1 Aythya collaris

Canvasback 13 Aythya valisineria

Ruddy Duck 14 Oxyura jamaicensis

Canada Goose 15 Branta canadensis

Wood Duck 16 Aix sponsa

Hooded Merganser 17 Lophodytes cucullatus

Domestic Muscovy Duck 18 Cairina moschata domestica