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Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area is an important stopover site for many migratory birds. The Audubon Society has chosen it as an Important Bird Area. [10] Peoria Audubon Society has spotted over 200 species of birds. [4] It also supports breeding populations for wetland and grassland birds.
In April 2008, the University of Illinois at Springfield opened a field station at Emiquon to conduct research and monitor restoration progress. [11] Illinois Route 78 and Illinois Route 97 run through the Emiquon Project. The state highways run concurrently in the Project region. [citation needed]
Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary is a 15-acre bird sanctuary and nature preserve in Lincoln Park within Uptown, Chicago. [1] The preserve includes Prairie, Savanna, Woodland, as well as an ADA Path, Birding Area, and Nature Trail. [2] With 349 recorded species, it is Illinois's hottest spot on EBird. [3]
The refuge provides significant resting areas for migratory birds utilizing the Mississippi Flyway. Wintering numbers of Canada geese can peak at 200,000. A total of nearly 1000 vascular plant species, 245 bird species, 33 mammal species, 63 fish species, and 44 reptile and amphibian species have been documented on the refuge.
Even though many birds can change their stopover sites, birds such as swans and waders depend on wetland stopover sites to 'refuel' on migration. The destruction of these sites could therefore be detrimental to bird populations. [8] Increased predation at stopover sites could lead to drastic declines in migratory bird populations. [9]
Located in the James "Pate" Philip State Park, operated by the Bartlett Park District [1] Black Hawk State Historic Site: Rock Island: Rock Island: Northern: 208-acre park includes Singing Bird Nature Center for outdoor education programs and native bird section, and a museum of Native American life Cabin Nature Center: Wood Dale: DuPage ...
The measure would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work summer jobs, like lifeguarding and officiating sports, for Illinois park districts and recreational departments, as long as an adult is on-site.
[22] [23] [24] The higher concentrations of migrating birds at stopover sites make them prone to parasites and pathogens, which require a heightened immune response. [19] Within a species not all populations may be migratory; this is known as "partial migration".