2026 combined list

number species location Pole Scrubb
92 Eastern Meadowlark IL Apr 03 Apr 03
91 Great Egret IL Apr 03 Apr 03
90 Blue-winged Teal WI Apr 03 –
89 Killdeer WI Mar 28 Mar 28
88 Fox Sparrow IL Mar 27 –
87 Rusty Blackbird IL Mar 27 Mar 27
86 Northern Flicker IL Mar 27 Mar 27
85 Eastern Phoebe IL Mar 27 Mar 27
84 Wood Duck IL Mar 27 Mar 27
83 Double-crested Cormorant IL Mar 26 Mar 26
82 Brown Creeper IL Mar 26 Mar 26
81 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker IL Mar 26 Mar 26
80 Great Blue Heron IL Mar 26 Mar 26
79 Golden-crowned Kinglet IL Mar 26 Mar 26
78 Tree Swallow IL Mar 21 Mar 21
77 Snow Goose IL Mar 21 Mar 21
76 America Kestrel WI Mar 19 Mar 19
75 Pied-billed Grebe WI Mar 19 Mar 19
74 Tundra Swan WI Mar 19 Mar 19
73 Trumpeter Swan WI Mar 19 Mar 19
72 Northern Harrier WI Mar 19 Mar 19
71 Song Sparrow WI Mar 19 Mar 19
70 Horned Lark WI Mar 19 Mar 19
69 Wild Turkey WI Mar 19 Mar 19
68 Common Grackle IL Mar 13 Mar 13
67 Ross’s Goose IL Mar 13 Mar 13
66 Common Loon IL Mar 12 Mar 12
65 Chipping Sparrow IL Mar 12 Mar 12
64 European Goldfinch IL Mar 12 Mar 12
63 American White Pelican IL Mar 8 Mar 8
62 Eastern Bluebird IL Mar 8 Mar 8
61 Green-winged Teal IL Mar 8 Mar 8
60 Northern Pintail IL Mar 8 Mar 8
59 Greater White-fronted Goose IL Mar 8 Mar 8
58 Turkey Vulture IL Mar 8 Mar 8
57 Horned Grebe IL Mar 1 Mar 1
56 Red-throated Loon WI Feb 27 Feb 27
55 Gadwall IL Feb 27 Apr 03
54 Northern Shoveler IL Feb 27 Feb 27
53 Lesser Scaup IL Feb 27 Feb 27
52 Ring-necked Duck IL Feb 27 Feb 27
51 Sandhill Crane IL Feb 27 Feb 27
50 Mute Swan IL Feb 27 Feb 27
49 Lesser Black-backed Gull IL Feb 15 Feb 15
48 White-winged Scoter IL Feb 08 –
47 Redpoll IL Feb 02 Feb 02
46 Pine Siskin IL Feb 02 Feb 02
45 Hairy Woodpecker IL Jan 25 –
44 Brown-headed Cowbird IL Jan 21 Jan 21
43 Cedar Waxwing IL Jan 21 Jan 21
42 Red-winged Blackbird IL Jan 21 Jan 21
41 Red-headed Woodpecker IL Jan 21 Jan 21
40 Red-shouldered Hawk IL Jan 21 Jan 21
39 American Tree Sparrow IL Jan 21 Jan 21
38 American Goldfinch IL Jan 21 Jan 21
37 Cooper’s Hawk IL Jan 16 Feb 10
36 American Crow WI Jan 15 Jan 15
35 Pileated Woodpecker IL Jan 13 Jan 13
34 American Robin IL Jan 13 Jan 13
33 Tufted Titmouse IL Jan 13 Jan 13
32 Bald Eagle IL Jan 09 Jan 09
31 Common Merganser IL Jan 08 Jan 08
30 Hooded Merganser IL Jan 08 Jan 08
29 Dark-eyed Junco IL Jan 07 Jan 07
28 Red-bellied Woodpecker IL Jan 07 Jan 07
27 White-breasted Nuthatch IL Jan 07 Jan 07
26 Downy Woodpecker IL Jan 07 Jan 07
25 Purple Finch IL Jan 07 Jan 07
24 House Finch IL Jan 06 Jan 07
23 Blue Jay IL Jan 06 Jan 21
22 Bufflehead IL Jan 02 Jan 09
21 Greater Scaup IL Jan 02 Jan 02
20 American Black Duck IL Jan 02 Jan 02
19 Canvasback IL Jan 02 Jan 02
18 Redhead IL Jan 02 Jan 02
17 Ruddy Duck IL Jan 02 Jan 02
16 Mourning Dove WI Jan 02 Jan 02
15 Purple Sandpiper WI Jan 02 Jan 02
14 Long-tailed Duck IL Jan 01 Jan 01
13 Common Goldeneye IL Jan 01 Jan 01
12 Mallard IL Jan 01 Jan 01
11 American Coot IL Jan 01 Mar 19
10 Red-breasted Merganser IL Jan 01 Jan 01
9 Northern Cardinal IL Jan 01 Jan 01
8 Eurasian Starling IL Jan 01 Jan 09
7 House Sparrow IL Jan 01 Jan 01
6 Black-capped Chickadee IL Jan 01 Jan 01
5 Herring Gull IL Jan 01 Jan 02
4 Ring-billed Gull IL Jan 01 Jan 02
3 Canada Goose IL Jan 01 Jan 01
2 Rock Pigeon IL Jan 01 Jan 01
1 Red-tailed Hawk IL Jan 01 Jan 08
red = lifer
NC = Not counted (escapes, subspecies, etc.)