Groove-billed Ani records for Illinois northern Illinois fall 1972, Princeton, Bureau County (Mrs. J. Speckan, Mrs. Lawton)* (IAB 165:39) September 24-25, 1982, Montrose Harbor, Cook County (Jim Landing, Catherine Monday) (SR 35:11) (AB 37:187) (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) September 27, 1981, Montrose Harbor, Cook County (Jim Landing) (IORC 1981.015; JEL, MC) (SR 31:12) (AB 36:184) (MJIB 7:2:58) (Bohlen 1989) October 6-12, 1979, Olive Park, Cook County (J. Blaut, Jim Landing) (SR 23:8) (AB 34:168) (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) October 13, 1979, Northwestern University, Cook County (David Brenner, B. DeBaets, Ralph Eiseman, Jeff Sanders) (SR 23:8) (AB 34:785)       (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) central Illinois September 28, 1987, Galesburg, Knox County (specimen - ISM 609431) (Bill Stephens, Alice Stephens) (IORC 1987.097; BS, AS) (IBB 5:1:5)      (IBB 4:2:43) (Bohlen 1989) southern Illinois October 10, 1979, Beall Woods SP, Wabash County (Charles Mills)* (SR 23:8) (AB 34:168) (Bohlen 1989) November 12, 1978, Crab Orchard NWR, Williamson County (Joseph Lutz, Earl Long)* (IAB 188:49) (AB 33:184) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996) *Reported as Smooth-billed Ani - vagrant data much more supportive for Groove-billed Ani.

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