Royal Tern records for Illinois northern Illinois June 18, 1993, Chicago, Cook County (John O'Brien, David Mandell) (MJIB 3:1:32) July 13, 1988, Montrose Harbor Beach, Cook County (Bob Hughes) (IORC 1988.064; RDH, WH) (IBB 5:1:16) (IBB 6:1:11) (AB 42:1224) (Bohlen 1989) August 4-5, 1990, Lincoln Park, Cook County (Jim Landing, Sebastian Patti) (IBB 7:2:51) August 23, 1967, Wolf Lake, Cook County (Jeff Sanders) (AFN 22:1:49) (AFN 22:5:613) September 7, 1985, Lake Calumet, Cook County (Bob Hughes, Alan Sanders, Jim Landing) (IORC 1985.141; JEL) (IBB 4:3:60)      (IBB 2:2:52) (AB 40:121) (Bohlen 1989) southern Illinois September 5, 1962, Crab Orchard NWR, Williamson County (Bob Rice, Russell Rose, INHS) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996) Historical comments: Nelson (1876) "An exceedingly rare summer visitant to Lake Michigan". Unaccepted records: June 9, 1999, 64th Street Beach, Chicago, Cook County (IORC 1999.065; unaccepted) (MJIB 10:2:57)

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