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Illinois Ornithology

A finding aid for Illinois Ornithology resources, historical and current, including publications of the Illinois Natural History Survey.

Select guides from WorldCat are shown below.  Find more field guides in WorldCat and the University Library Catalog from these sample search links:

Books in the University Library

Book cover of a bird with brown speckled feathers and a yellow underbelly

All about Birds Midwest

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, 2022

Book cover of a bird with a fray and yellow head with its mouth open

American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Illinois

by Michael L. P. Retter; Brian E. Small, 2017

Book cover with an owl flying

Birding Illinois

Sheryl DeVore, Steven Bailey, and Gregory Kennedy, 2004

Book cover of a bird with black and white striped feathers and a red and white head on a tree trunk

Illinois Birds: Forest Species

Tara Beveroth, Illinois Natural History Survey, 2016

Book cover of bird with gray feathers and a yellow underbelly and head on a branch

The Illinois Breeding Bird Atlas

Vernon M. Kleen, Liane Cordle, and Robert A. Montgomery, 2004

Book cover, featuring a bird with a white and red stomach and a black head

Midwest Birding Companion

Stan Tekiela, 2021

Book cover, featuring a grey and black bird with a tan head

Southern Illinois Birds

W. Douglas Robinson, 2016

Book cover and back, featuring a yellow bird with black wings

A Guide to Finding Birds along the Illinois River Flyway

Joseph Steensma and Colin Dobson, 2018