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Crane records for Illinois
northern Illinois October 20, 1981, Flossmoor, Cook County (4) (R. Orr, J. Orr) (SR 31:9) (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) October 23-27, 2005, Winnebago, La Salle, Kankakee Counties (19 w/ultralight) (fide Operation Migration) (MJIB 15:2:68) October 23-25, 2005, Winnebago County (19 w/ultralight) (fide Operation Migration) October 26, 2005, La Salle County (19 w/ultralight) (fide Operation Migration) October 27, 2005, Kankakee County (19 w/ultralight) (fide Operation Migration) October 24, 2006, Carlyle Lake, Clinton County (6) (IBHW) (MJIB 16:2:80) November 6, 1966, Illinois Beach SP, Lake County (1/2) (Ruth Gustafson, Chester Ryndek) (IAB 140:8) November 11, 1998, Illinois Beach SP, Lake County (Bob Hughes) (IORC 1998.060; RDH) (MJIB 8:2:46-47) (MJIB 8:2:56) (NAB 53:59) November 12, 2006, Kankakee, Kankakee County (2) (Jed Hertz) (MJIB 16:2:80) December 11, 2004, Grundy County (2) (Eric Walters) (MJIB 14:3:112) March 3, 2007, Chicago, Cook County (Eric Walters) (MJIB 16:4:148) March 17, 1889, New Rochelle, Winnebago County (specimen - FMNH 417793) (IORC 1889.001) (MJIB 7:2:56) March 23-24, 2007, New Lennox, Will County (Cindy Alberico) (MJIB 16:4:148) March 23 - April 1, 2004, De Kalb County (6) (MJIB 13:4:147) March 27, 2004, Saganashkee Slough, Cook County (2) (Jerry Kumery) (MJIB 13:4:147) April 1891, Old Apple River, Jo Daviess County (2) (specimen - FMNH 405302) (IORC 1891.001) (MJIB 7:2:56) (Bohlen 1989) April 2-3, 2005, Du Page County FP, Du Page County (14) (fide Steve Bailey) (MJIB 15:4:147) April 5, 2005, Glacial Park, McHenry County (14) (Anthony Friend) (MJIB 15:4:147) April 10, 1972, Freeport, Stephenson County (2) (Mr. and Mrs. Walter Zimmerman) (IAB 164:43-44) April 13, 2003, Putnam County (11) (MJIB 12:4:149) April 17-18, 2004, De Kalb County (2) (MJIB 13:4:147) April 19, 1964, Lake Geneva, McHenry County (Betty Groth) (IAB 130:24) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989) May 8-10, 2005, Washington Park, Cook County (MJIB 14:4:149) June 1858, Chicago, Cook County (specimen - Smithsonian Institute) (Thomas Blackney) (Baird, Cassin and Lawrence 1858) (Woodruff 1907) (Ford, Sanborn and Coursen 1934) (Ford 1956) (Bohlen 1989) summer 2003, Bureau, Putnam, Carroll and Jo Daviess County (MJIB 13:1:29) fall 2004, various reports (MJIB 14:2:69) circa 1886-1887, Chicago area (Smith 1958, 1972) central Illinois October 16 - November 5, 1958, Hull, Pike County (photos - ISM) (Harlow Mills, Frank Bellrose) (IORC 1958.001; FCB) (Auk 76:234-235) (MJIB 7:2:56) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (WGNSS 1995) March 27, 1871, Champaign County (specimen) (Hahn 1963) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989) April 15-17, 2005, Charleston, Coles County (2) (Barrie Hunt, Gary Cole) (MJIB 15:4:147) circa 1870, Peoria area (Frederick Brendel) (Brendel 1870) (MJIB 5:1:18-19) southern Illinois March 6, no year, Mount Carmel, Wabash County (Bent 1926) (Bohlen 1989) Historical comments: Nelson (1876) "Once an abundant migrant, but is now of rare occurrence in this vicinity. Along the Illinois River and more thinly settled portions of the state it is still common during migrations, and a few pairs breed upon the large marshes in central Illinois". Loucks (1892) "A rare migrant. Only a few have been shot here". Woodruff (1907) "Mr. B. T. Gault informs me that his observations show that they arrive early in the spring and that the latest record of their return in the fall is August 6". Unaccepted records: March 23, 1982, Blue Island, Cook County (2) (IORC 1982.001; unaccepted) (IBB 4:3:62) (Mlodinow 1984) (Bohlen 1989) |
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