This activity book is designed to supplement the information provided in the Illinois Common Birds poster from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). When using this book, students will become familiar with the traits and appearance of 18 bird species commonly seen in Illinois. The information and activities can help you to meet the following Illinois Learning Standards: 12.B.2a; 12.B.2b.
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Excerpt from Check List of the Birds of Illinois: Together With a Short List of 200 Commoner Birds and Allen's Key to Bird Nests A tentative "Check List" of Illinois birds appeared in the Spring 1917 Bulletin of the Illinois Audubon Society and again with certain revisions and additions in the succeeding number. The value of efforts of this sort was so evident that it was decided to undertake the preparation of a check list which would recognize as far as possible all authenticated data relating to the occurrence of birds in Illinois, and serve as a standard for the recording of bird notes in every portion of the state. The so-called "Comprehensive Check List of the Birds of Illinois" which occupies the greater portion of this booklet is the outcome. It is the work of Benjamin T. Gault, a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Audubon Society, and an ornithologist whose peculiar fitness for this task is known to all students of bird migration in the Illinois area. For many years an accurate and discriminating observer, he had accumulated private records which have been of the greatest value in the preparation of this list. The project has involved an almost endless amount of work and a great deal of painstaking research. Mr. Gault's sole compensation for this is to be in the assistance which the Check List will render to observers and students of bird life everywhere in Illinois. Elsewhere, Mr. Gault acknowledges his indebtedness to Mr. Robert Ridgway and others whose contributions to the Check List have been of the highest importance, and who have generously cooperated in every possible way. To all these and to Mr. Gault, likewise, the Illinois Audubon Society wishes to extend its thanks and the assurance of deepest appreciation of service rendered. The Society is honored in being permitted to put its imprint on this composite effort. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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