My family and I have been participating in the HMA's Winter Raptor Survey for two seasons. Our route spans 42 miles across Kankakee and Will Counties in Illinois. These are links to the photographic documentation of our trips.
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1.26.25 Pictured: Red-tailed Hawks, Domestic Fowl, Bald Eagles, American Kestrels, Wild Turkeys, Bison, Eastern Bluebirds.
2.16.25 Pictured: Northern Harriers, American Kestrels, Red-tailed Hawks, Red-shouldered Hawk, Wild Turkeys, Northern Flicker.
2.16.25 Pictured: Mallards.
3.9.25 Pictured: Turkey Vultures, Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, Bald Eagle.
3.9.25 Pictured (Non-raptor images): Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Domestic Fowl, Killdeer, Ring-necked Ducks, American Robin.
12.25.25 Pictured: Red-tailed Hawks, American Kestrels, Peregrine Falcon.
12.25.25 Pictured at Kankakee River State Park: Blue Jay, Canada Geese, American Crows, Dark-eyed Juncos, House Finches, Common Goldeneyes, Brown Creeper, Northern Flicker, Canada Geese, European Starlings.
1.17.26 Pictured: American Kestrels, Bald Eagle, Horned Larks, Eastern or Western Meadowlark, Canada and Greater White-fronted Geese, Mourning Doves, American Crows, Fox Squirrel.
1.17.26 Pictured at Kankakee River State Park: Red-headed Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, American Tree Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Brown Creeper, Canada Geese, Common Goldeneyes, Bald Eagles, Red-tailed Hawk.
2.27.26 Pictured: Red-tailed Hawks, Rock Pigeons, Bald Eagles, Cooper's Hawk, American Kestrels, Turkey Vultures.
2.27.26 Pictured (Non-raptor images): Lapland Longspurs, Horned Larks, European Starling, Brown-headed Cowbirds, Red-winged Blackbirds, Eastern Bluebirds, White-breasted Nuthatch, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Red-bellied Woodpecker, American Robin, Canada Geese, Common Goldeneyes, Killdeer, Mallards, Greater White-fronted Geese.