northern Illinois
September 18 - October 5, 1999, Vulcan Lake, McHenry County (Vicki Buchwald) (IORC 1999.043; VB, GB, DBJ, RAM) (MJIB 9:2:52)
(MJIB 9:2:56-57) (MJIB 9:2:69)
November 2 - December 5, circa 1917-18, Rockford, Winnebago County (NSSR 1917-18) (Bohlen 1978)
November 18 - December 24, 1996, Navy Pier, Cook County (Bob Hughes) (IORC 1996.054; RDH, DBJ) (MJIB 7:2:54)
November 18-28, 1996, Navy Pier, Cook County (Bob Hughes) (MJIB 6:2:63) (MJIB 6:2:69)
December 19-24, 1996, Navy Pier, Cook County (2) (Bob Hughes)
November 21, 1996, Montrose Harbor, Cook County (Bob Hughes, John Purcell) (IORC 1996.065; RDH) (MJIB 6:2:69) (MJIB 7:2:54)
November 23, 2001, Illinois Beach SP, Lake County (Al Stokie) (IORC 2001.063; AS) (MJIB 11:2:70) (MJIB 12:2:57)
November 25, 1966, Chicago, Cook County (Bedford Brown, Jeff Sanders) (IAB 141:12) (IAB 144:12) (AFN 21:1:44) (AFN 22:5:613)
November 28, 2003, Illinois Beach SP, Lake County (Al Stokie) (MJIB 13:2:66)
December 3-10, 1996, Waukegan, Lake County (Rich Biss, Al Stokie) (IORC 1996.087; RB) (MJIB 6:2:69) (MJIB 7:2:54)
December 7, 1996, Illinois Beach SP, Lake County (IORC 1996.086; considered same bird as 1996.087) (MJIB 6:2:63) (MJIB 7:2:62) (MJIB 8:2:62)
May 8-15, circa 1917-18, Rockford, Winnebago County (NSSR 1917-18) (Bohlen 1978)
May 27, 1980, Max McGraw WF, Kane County (Bob Montgomery) (SR 25:2)
June 21-30, 1991, Sun Lake/Deep Lake, Lake County (Dave Johnson, Scott Farrell) (IORC 1991.010; DBJ, DD) (MJIB 7:2:54)
June 21, 1991, Sun Lake, Lake County (Dave Johnson, Scott Farrell) (IBB 7:3:80) (IBB 7:4:81) (IBB 7:103-104) (MJIB 1:1:27) (AB 45:1181)
June 22, 1991, Deep Lake, Lake County (Jerry Rosenband)
June 24, 1991, Sun Lake, Lake County (Dave Johnson)
June 25, 1991, Deep Lake, Lake County (Dave Johnson)
June 27, 1991, Sun Lake, Lake County (Dave Johnson, Dan Dugense, Frank Abderholden)
June 30, 1991, Deep Lake, Lake County (David Brenner)
central Illinois
October 15, 1977, Lake Decatur, Macon County (Richard Sandburg) (AB 32:2:214)
October 17, 2004, Anderson Lake, Fulton County (Kevin Richmond) (MJIB 14:2:67)
October 18, 1998, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Richard Sandburg, Bob Chapel, Myrna Deaton) (MJIB 8:2:68)
October 18 - November 11, 2004, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (Bob Fisher, Karen Fisher) (MJIB 14:2:67)
October 18, 2004, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (Bob Fisher, Karen Fisher)
November 4, 2004, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (2) (Kevin Richmond)
November 11, 2004, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (2) (Kevin Richmond)
October 20, 2005, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (Kevin Richmond) (MJIB 15:2:65)
October 23 - November 5, 1997, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen) (IORC 1997.035; HDB, MFD) (MJIB 7:2:68) (MJIB 8:2:55)
October 31, 2005, Lower Peoria Lake, Peoria/Tazewell County (Kevin Richmond) (MJIB 15:2:65)
November 3, 1974, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen, Richard Sandburg, Richard Palmer) (IAB 172:24) (IAB 173:17-18) (Bohlen 1978)
American Birds (AB 29:1:64) dates this record November 13, 1974. Bohlen (1978) dates this record November 3, 1974.
November 3, 1989, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (Kevin Richmond) (IBB 6:2:42)
November 3-11, 1984, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Tom Pucelik, Louise Augustine) (IBB 1:2:13) (Bohlen 1989)
November 10, 1984, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (2) (Richard Sandburg, Tom Pucelik)
November 4-5, 2002, Lake Decatur, Macon County (Travis Mahan) (MJIB 12:2:69)
November 4-10, 1989, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Bob Chapel) (IORC 1989.037; RTC) (IBB 6:2:42) (MJIB 13:2:57)
November 6 - December 8, 1992, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen) (MJIB 2:2:66)
November 7, 2004, Lake Shelbyville, Moultrie County (Travis Mahan) (MJIB 14:2:67)
November 7-13, 1988, Lake Decatur, Macon County (Myrna Deaton, Richard Palmer) (IORC 1988.066; MD, RDP) (IBB 5:2:44) (IBB 6:1:10)
November 9, 1985, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen) (IORC 1985.039; HDB) (IBB 2:2:43) (IBB 4:3:59)
November 10-14, 1996, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Greg Lambeth) (MJIB 6:2:69)
November 10-16, 2002, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (Kevin Richmond, Steve Bailey, IOS) (MJIB 12:2:69)
November 10, 2002, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (2) (Kevin Richmond)
November 16, 2002, Chautauqua NWR, Mason County (Steve Bailey, IOS)
November 11, 1985, Mason County (Louise Augustine) (IBB 2:2:43) (Bohlen 1989)
November 11, 2001, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Bob Chapel) (IORC 2001.047; RTC) (MJIB 11:2:65) (MJIB 11:2:70)
November 14, 2000, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Bob Chapel) (IORC 2000.050; RTC) (MJIB 10:2:54) (MJIB 10:2:68)
November 14-22, 1992, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Louise Augustine, Richard Sandburg, Myrna Deaton) (MJIB 2:2:66)
November 15 - December 9, 1980, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen) (SR 27:2) (Bohlen 1989)
November 15, 1980, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen)
November 16-29, 1980, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (3) (David Bohlen)
November 30 - December 9, 1980, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen)
November 16, 2002, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Greg Lambeth, Steve Bailey, IOS) (MJIB 12:2:69)
November 18-24, 1998, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Richard Sandburg, Bob Chapel Myrna Deaton) (IORC 1999.062; MFD, RTC) (MJIB 8:2:55)
November 18, 1998, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Richard Sandburg) (MJIB 8:2:68)
November 21, 1998, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Bob Chapel Myrna Deaton)
November 19-20, 1991, Fyre Lake, Mercer County (Pete Peterson) (MJIB 1:2:20) (MJIB 1:2:24)
November 25, 2005, Lake Springfield, Sangamon County (David Bohlen) (Bohlen, in manuscript)
November 25-26, 1986, Lake Vermilion, Vermilion County (Steve Bailey) (IORC 1986.207; unaccepted) (IBB 3:2:35) (IBB 5:1:8)
November 26, 2007, Lake Shelbyville, Shelby County (Eric Walters) (IBET)
November 27, 2004, Peoria Lake, Tazewell/Peoria County (2) (Kevin Richmond) (MJIB 14:2:67)
November 29, 1970, Lake Taylorville, Christian County (David Bohlen) (AB 25:3:585) (Bohlen 1978)
November 29 - December 7, 1975, McLean County (Richard Sandburg) (IAB 176:29) (AB 30:1:78)
December 5, 1975, McLean County (Richard Sandburg, Charles Clark, Jeff Sanders, Steve Mlodinow)
December 3, 1974, Lake Decatur, Macon County (Richard Sandburg, Turner Nearing) (IAB 172:24) (AB 29:1:64) (Bohlen 1978)
December 5, 1999, Lake Shelbyville, Moultrie County (Bob Chapel) (IORC 1999.053; RTC) (MJIB 9:2:52) (MJIB 9:2:79) (MJIB 9:3:120)
December 8-19, 1999, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Bob Chapel, Myrna Deaton) (IORC 1999.051; RTC, MFD) (MJIB 9:2:52) (MJIB 9:2:79)
December 10-16, 1993, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Todd Fink, Mark Seiffert, Myrna Deaton) (IORC 1993.048; TEF, MS) (MJIB 7:2:54)
(MJIB 3:2:65) (MJIB 3:2:112) (MJIB 4:3:87-100)
December 20, 1992, Clinton Lake, DeWitt County (Bob Chapel, Steve Bailey) (MJIB 2:2:66) (MJIB 2:3:107)
April 19, 1989, Lake Decatur, Macon County (Myrna Deaton, Richard Palmer) (IORC 1989.015; MFD, RDP) (MJIB 13:2:57)
southern Illinois
October 24-31, 2008, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Bob Fisher, Mike Madsen, Jeff Smith)
October 24, 2008, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Bob Fisher, Mike Madsen, Mark Seiffert, Jeff Smith)
October 31, 2008, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum, Keith McMullen, Mark Seiffert)
October 29 - November 12, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum) (MJIB 16:2:66) (NAB 61:1:68)
October 29, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum)
November 3, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum)
November 4, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum, Dennis Jacobsen, Keith McMullen, Dave Rogles, Tom Bormann, Bob Fisher, Doug Stotz)
November 5, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Bob Hughes, Bob Fisher, Doug Stotz, Dan Kassebaum, Keith McMullen, Dave Johnson, Mike Ward)
November 5, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Connie Alwood, David Becher, Joe Eades)
November 12, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Travis Mahan, Dan Kassebaum)
October 29 - December 9, 1986, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Bill Rudden, Ron Goetz) (IORC 1986.146; RG) (IBB 5:1:4)
(IBB 3:2:35) (AB 41:1:9) (Bohlen 1989)
October 30 - November 4, 1997, Mississippi River at Alton, Madison County (IORC 1997.036; unaccepted) (MJIB 8:2:60)
November 2, 1985, Crab Orchard NWR, Williamson County (IORC 1985.041; unaccepted) (IBB 4:3:62)
November 2, 2002 Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Kevin Richmond) (MJIB 12:2:69)
November 4 - December 1, 1984, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Richard Anderson, Bill Rudden, Ron Goetz) (IBB 1:2:13)
November 4, 1984, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Richard Anderson, Bill Rudden, Ron Goetz)
November 28, 1984, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Bill Rudden)
December 1, 1984, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Ron Goetz, Skip Russell)
November 6-29, 1987, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Denny Jones) (IORC 1987.099; RG) (NN 60:1:4-5) (IBB 4:2:34) (IBB 5:1:4) (Bohlen 1989)
November 6, 1987, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Denny Jones, Ron Goetz, WGNSS)
November 17, 1987, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Bill Rudden, WGNSS)
November 21, 1987, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Ron Goetz, Skip Russell, WGNSS)
November 7, 1992, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (George Barker, Terry Barker) (NN 65:1:1)
November 11, 1985, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Carmen Patterson) (IORC 1985.163; CP) (IBB 2:2:43) (IBB 4:3:59)
November 11, 2007, Crab Orchard NWR, Williamson County (Trevor Hinckley) (IBET)
November 11-18, 2007, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum)
November 11, 2007, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum, Charlene Malone, Jim Malone, Albert Seppi)
November 12, 2007, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Keith McMullen, Mark Seiffert)
November 17, 2007, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Leroy Harrison, Bob Shelby)
November 18, 2007, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Dan Kassebaum, Mark Seiffert, Mike Seiffert)
November 16, 1985, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Richard Palmer, Myrna Deaton) (IORC 1985.164; unaccepted) (IBB 2:2:43) (IBB 4:3:62)
November 16, 1998, Rend Lake, Franklin County (IORC 1998.065; unaccepted) (MJIB 8:2:60)
November 16-17, 1984, East Fork Lake, Richland County (Leroy Harrison) (IBB 1:2:13) (Bohlen 1989)
November 18-20, 1986, East Alton, Madison County (Carmen Patterson, Phoebe Snetsinger) (IORC 1986.147; CP, PS) (IBB 5:1:4)
(IBB 3:2:35) (AB 41:94) (Bohlen 1989)
November 25-26, 1992, Rend Lake, Franklin County (Todd Fink, Judy DeNeal) (MJIB 2:2:66) (Robinson 1996)
November 26 - December 12, 2004, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (David Becher) (MJIB 12:3:110)
November 26, 2004, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2) (David Becher)
November 28, 2004, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (2) (David Becher)
December 12, 2004, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (Josh Uffman, Joe Eades, Jim Malone, Charlene Malone)
December 5, 2003, Horseshoe Lake SP, Madison County (Frank Holmes, Keith McMullen, Joe Eades) (MJIB 13:3:111)
December 14, 2002, Rend Lake, Franklin County (Leroy Harrison, Dan Kassebaum, Bob Shelby) (IORC 2002.039; LH, DMK) (MJIB 12:2:57) (MJIB 12:3:112)
December 24-27, 1991, Rend Lake, Franklin County (Todd Fink, Doug Robinson) (MJIB 1:3:107) (Robinson 1996)
December 25, 1996, Crab Orchard NWR, Williamson County (2) (Bob Danley) (IORC 1996.101; unaccepted) (MJIB 6:3:112) (MJIB 7:2:62) (AFN 51:62)
January 22, 2007, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Jim Ziebol, Frank Holmes) (MJIB 16:3:111)
April 15, 2005, Crab Orchard NWR, Williamson County (Keith McMullen) (MJIB 14:4:147)
April 18, 2004, Lyerla Lake, Union County (Keith McMullen) (IORC 2004.060; KAM) (MJIB 13:4:145) (MJIB 15:2:59)
May 5, 1997, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Dan Kassebaum, Keith McMullen, Judy DeNeal) (IORC 1997.010; DMK) (MJIB 8:2:55)
May 15-23, 2005, East Fork Lake, Richland County (Leroy Harrison, Bob Shelby) (IORC 2005.016; RS) (MJIB 14:2:62) (MJIB 14:4:147)
June 29, 2005, East Fork Lake, Richland County (Leroy Harrison, Bob Shelby) (MJIB 15:1:22)
Other records:
fall 1977, "Two reports, but neither substantially documented" (IAB 184:44)
late October 2000, undocumented report from Lake Michigan (MJIB 10:2:68)
Carlyle Lake, Clinton County
November 4, 2006 photo - Dan Kassebaum
Carlyle Lake, Clinton County
November 11, 2007 photo - Dan Kassebaum