northern Illinois
August 5-25, 2001, Lombard, Du Page County (specimen - FMNH 430571) (Joanne Mueller) (IORC 2001.037; JM) (MJIB 12:2:57)
August 5, 2001, Lombard, Du Page County (Christine Kaluzinski) (MJIB 11:2:52-53) (MJIB 11:2:70) (MJIB 11:2:82)
August 24, 2001, Lombard, Du Page County (Joanne Mueller)
August 25, 2001, Willowbrook Wildlife Center, Du Page County (Willowbrook staff)
September 26, 2001, Willowbrook Wildlife Center, Du Page County (wing fracture/euthanized, specimen to FMNH)
August 19, 2001, West Dundee, Kane County (George and Rosaline Johnson) (IORC 2001.036; G&RJ) (MJIB 11:2:53-55) (MJIB 11:2:70) (MJIB 12:2:57)
October 6-20, 2004, Palos FP, Cook County (Julie Vandervort, Laura Brown) (IORC 2004.027; B&KF, JK, KAM, GW) (MJIB 14:2:60)
October 6, 2004, Palos FP, Cook County (Julie Vandervort, Laura Brown) (MJIB 14:2:53) (MJIB 14:2:68)
October 7, 2004, Palos FP, Cook County (Jim Phillips, Bob Fisher, Karen Fisher)
October 9, 2004, Palos FP, Cook County (Eric Walters - photos)
October 20, 2004, Palos FP, Cook County (Wes Serafin - photos)
central Illinois
May 1967, Quincy, Adams County (2) (Thomas Musselman) (AFN 21:4:513) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
August 1854, Sangamon River near Springfield, Sangamon County (specimen) (Kennicott 1854) (Bohlen 1989)
August 4 - September 5, 1992, Sanganois CA, Mason/Schuyler County (Dan Collins) (IORC 1992.015; JEL, JBM, RTC) (MJIB 7:2:55)
August 4, 1992, Knapp Island, Mason County (Dan Collins) (MJIB 2:2:60-61) (MJIB 2:2:67) (AB 47:99)
August 6, 1992, Knapp Island, Mason County (Joe Milosevich - photos)
August 31, 1992, Long Lake, Schuyler County (Kevin Richmond)
September 5, 1992, Long Lake, Schuyler County (Al Stokie, Andy Sigler)
August 16-18, 1989, Sanganois CA, Mason County (Dan Collins) (IORC 1989.043; HDB, VMK, GS) (IBB 6:2:42) (MJIB 7:2:55)
September 11, 1966, Curry Lake, Schuyler County (2) (Thomas Musselman) (AFN 21:1:44) (Wilson Bulletin 80:2:230) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
September 14, 1966, Quincy, Adams County (2) (Mrs. William Gerdes) (Wilson Bulletin 80:2:230) (Graber et al. 1978)
September 1967, Quincy, Adams County (2) (Thomas Musselman) (AFN 22:1:48) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
circa 1870, Peoria area (Frederick Brendel) (Brendel 1870) (MJIB 5:1:18-19)
circa 1889, Illinois River at latitude 39'15', Calhoun/Greene County (hundreds) (H. F. A) (Oologist 6:10:191) (Graber et al. 1978)
circa 1905, central/northern, IL (fide Thomas Musselman) (Wilson Bulletin 80:2:230)
southern Illinois
July 28, 1898, Fayette County (2 specimens - ISM) (Edward Steinhauer) (IORC 1898.001; EFS) (IBB 6:1:10) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
July 30 - August 23, 1925, Jefferson County (50) (M. P. Carson) (Bird-Lore 28:3:195-196) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996)
August 1-3, 1949, Mississippi River Bottoms at Neunert, Jackson County (William Hardy) (AFN 4:1:18) (Bennett 1952)
August 1, 1949, Mississippi River Bottoms at Neunert, Jackson County (4) (William Hardy) (Smith and Parmalee 1955) (George 1968)
August 3, 1949, Mississippi River Bottoms at Neunert, Jackson County (12) (William Hardy) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
Smith and Parmalee (1955) George (1968) and Bohlen (1989) dates this record August 3, 1949.
Bennett (1952) dates this record September 1949. Robinson (1996) dates this record September 3, 1949.
August 8, 1963, Kidd Lake, Monroe County (23) (Wally George) (NN 35:5:36-37) (IAB 129:18) (IAB 157:31-32) (AFN 17:5:463-465)
(Richard Anderson, Kathryn Arhos, Jim Comfort, Florence Comfort, Mary Comfort, Mike Flieg, Bob Hill, Helen Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Taylor)
(Anderson and Bauer 1968) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (WGNSS 1995, 1998)
August 10-14, 1879, Canteen Lake, Madison County (6) (Otto Widmann) (BNOC 5:3:191-192) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
August 10-20, 1996, East Alton, Madison County (2) (Paul Bauer) (IORC 1996.041; DBJ, DMK, AS) (MJIB 6:2:70) (MJIB 7:2:55) (WGNSS 1998)
August 11 - September 4, 1875, Ohio River at Alexander/Pulaski County (Edward Nelson) (BEI 9:32-65)
August 11 - September 4, 1875, near Cairo, Alexander County (numerous) (Edward Nelson) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996)
August - September, 1875, near Mound City, Pulaski County (50 with several specimens taken) (Edward Nelson)
August - September 5, 1880, Canteen Lake, Madison County (50) (Julius Hurter) (BNOC 6:2:124) (Cory 1909) (Graber et al. 1978)
August 24, 1880, Canteen Lake, Madison County (specimen - Washington University) (Julius Hurter) (Bohlen 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
August 26, 1952, Horseshoe Lake, Madison County (Earl Comfort) (Bluebird 19:10)
(Smith and Parmalee 1955) (Wilhelm 1958) (George 1968) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (WGNSS 1995, 1998)
August 28 - September 11, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (Francis Baldwin)
August 28, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Francis Baldwin, Sandy Britt)
August 29, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Francis Baldwin, Sandy Britt, Charley Marbut)
August 30, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Francis Baldwin, Sandy Britt, Dan Kassebaum, Charley Marbut)
August 31, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Francis Baldwin, Sandy Britt, Bill Fritz, Charley Marbut)
September 1, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Francis Baldwin, Sandy Britt, Charley Marbut, Keith McMullen)
September 2, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Charley Marbut, Bob Shelby)
September 8, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Don Britt, Joe Eades, Dan Kassebaum, Travis Mahan, Jim Malone, Mark Seiffert)
September 9, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Louise Augustine, Charley Marbut, Kevin Richmond, Mike Thelen)
September 10, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Joel Greenburg, Keith McMullen, Andy Sigler)
September 11, 2007, Seminary Township - Hurricane Creek, Fayette County (4) (Sandy Britt)
August 29 - September 5, 1938, New Athens/Freeburg, St. Clair County (Wayne Short) (Bluebird 5:10:97-98)
August 29, 1938, New Athens, St. Clair County (8) (Wayne Short) (Bird-Lore 40:6:465-466) (Wilhelm 1958) (Graber et al. 1978)
August 30, 1938, New Athens, St. Clair County (8) (Wayne Short)
September 5, 1938, Freeburg, St. Clair County (Wayne Short)
August 1925, Lawrence County (25) (fide S. H. Eaton) (Auk 43:90) (Smith and Parmalee 1955) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
September 6, 1925, Little Wabash Bottoms, Richland County (found dead) (S. H. Eaton) (Auk 43:90)
(Smith and Parmalee 1955) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
September 11, 1888, Wabash River, White County (9) (B. W. Everman) (Auk 6:2:186-187) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
September 18, 1960, Union County (40) (Paul Heye) (Bluebird 28:1:17) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996)
September 20, 2000, Joppa, Massac County (5) (Frank Bennett) (IORC 2000.043; FB) (MJIB 10:2:54) (MJIB 10:2:69)
September 1941, Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County (Mark Swayne) (Bennett 1952)
(Smith and Parmalee 1955) (George 1968) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996)
fall 1945, Du Quoin, Perry County (small flock) (Mark Swayne) (Smith and Parmalee 1955)
(George 1968) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989) (Robinson 1996)
circa 1880-90, Wabash River at Mt. Carmel, Wabash County (frequent) (Robert Ridgway) (Ridgway 1895) (Graber et al. 1978) (Bohlen 1989)
circa 1937, East Cape Girardeau, Alexander County (35-40) (H. R. Bolen) (Bluebird 4:9:93) (Bird-Lore 39:6:475-476) (Graber et al. 1978)
Seminary Township, Fayette County
August 30, 2007 photo - Dan Kassebaum
Seminary Township, Fayette County
August 30, 2007 photo - Dan Kassebaum