E-mail lists and web groups where Illinois birders post and discuss their sightings.
This is an electronic mailing list where Illinois birders
exchange bird sightings.
Subcription & Posting Info.
ILbirds - IBET - Official group page with an extensive archive going back as far as 2003.
Recent IBET Posts - The most recent 50 IBET posts on one page on Jack Siler's Birdingonthe.net.
Illinois IBET Messages - At least the past 6 months of IBET posts in a thread format on Surfbirds.
A comprehensive forum for discussion of all things relating to birds including rba's, sightings, discussion, conservation, identification, and much more.
Illinois bird clubs and birders' websites with recent bird sightings and reports.
Peter Kasper, a physicist at the DuPage County lab, has been keeping careful track of his sightings for many years. With the ongoing help of other birders, there is a journal of recent sightings, a terrific checklist, a map of the facility, and a site guide narrative.
Kane County Audubon maintains a page with recent sightings in the Kane County area that have been posted to IBET, phoned in, or e-mailed to the club. They also have a list of birding spots and a checklist of Kane County birds.
Dan Kassebaum posts photos and recent sightings from Carlyle Lake in south-central Illinois. Along with recent sightings he also maintains a checklist for the site.
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Useful Links
Statewide Sightings:
IBET (IL-Birds)
IL Birders Forum
Local Sightings:
FermiLab
Kane County
Carlyle Lake
Listing / Records:
Listers Corner
IL Records Comm.
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