Big Year Checklists

Mac users, additional checklist formats are available upon request.

If you find any errors or have suggestions, please contact  Eric Secker at:

Abundance 'ratings' and 'species included' based on the official "Checklist of the Birds of DuPage County" by Denis Kania.

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Individual, Individual Non-Competitive, Team, Field Trip, Site, Yard, and Most Lifers checklists:

THE BIG YEAR CHECKLIST:
Checklist of DuPage Co. birds with six check-off columns for the categories mentioned above.

• [EXCEL VERSION - 126kb]
  For computer use.  Automatically tallies totals for each category!  Abundance ratings by season.

• [PDF VERSION - 156kb]
  Printable version.  Three pages (front and back).

TRAVEL CHECKLIST:
Checklist of DuPage Co. birds.  Eight check-off columns.  Condensed version, fits on one page.

• [EXCEL VERSION - 75kb]
  Printable version.  One page (front and back).  Better quality than PDF version.

   

• [PDF VERSION - 27kb]
  Alternate printable version.  One page (front and back).

POCKET CHECKLIST:
Checklist of DuPage Co. birds.  Printable version in .RTF format (MS Word, ect.).  Prints two copies of 4.25" x 5.5" booklet.

• [FRONT PAGE - 31kb] - Print, turn over, and reinsert in printer.

• [BACK PAGE - 30kb] - Print on back of front page.  1. Cut on dashed lines.  2. Fold on dotted lines.
   

DUPAGE CHECKLIST:
Checklist of the birds of DuPage County with abundance ratings by season.

• [WEB VERSION]
  Web version.  Latin names of birds (no check-off columns). 

AVISYS DUPAGE CHECKLIST:
AviSys is a powerful Windows software program for keeping track of bird lists and sightings.  For more information visit: http://www.avisys.net

• [DUPAGE CHECKLIST - 7kb] - Limit what AviSys shows on the screen to just DuPage County birds.
  INSTRUCTIONS - To download this file, right-click on the link above and choose "Save Target As..."

   

ILLINOIS TRAVEL CHECKLIST:
Checklist of all Illinois birds.  Ten check-off columns (great for county listing).  Two pages (front and back).

• [EXCEL VERSION - 84kb]
  Printable version.  Two pages (front and back).  Better quality than PDF version.

• [PDF VERSION - 27kb]
  Alternate printable version.  Two pages (front and back).

Bird By Numbers big year checklist / booklet.

BIRD BY NUMBERS BOOKLET:

Ten page booklet of bird species for use in the Bird By Numbers category.

• [EXCEL VERSION - 42kb]
  For computer use.  Automatically tallies totals!

• [PDF VERSION - 48kb]
  Printable version.

Most Sites Visited and Most New Sites Visited big year checklists.

FOREST PRESERVES CHECKLIST:
List of all potential forest preserve sites for the Most Sites Visited and Most New Sites Visited categories.

• [EXCEL VERSION - 19kb]
  For computer use.  Automatically tallies totals!

• [PDF VERSION - 44kb]
  Printable version.

Club Big Year.

This is the easiest contest of all. We need Everyone’s help! We’re going to see how many species we can collectively get in DuPage County as one big team. We’ll post a list of birds still needed and work away at it. If you see a species that is still on the list, just let us know. The only requirement is that if it is a rare bird, two people need to see the bird for it to count. If you see a rare bird when you’re alone, you can still help by reporting it to the DuPage Hotline right away so that others can go try to relocate it. This category is open to everyone. There’s no need to sign-up or even be a member of the DuPage Birding Club. (Consult the DuPage Checklist to see which birds are rare. If you are uncertain, just report it to the DuPage Hotline.)

 BIRDS STILL NEEDED and CLUB STANDINGS (Current total)