Surveys and related works, in chronological order
Birds of Illinois: Catalogue by
Publication Date: 1861pp. 77-85 in Wilber, C. D. Transactions of the Illinois Natural History Society.
Reports on specimens representing 152 bird species collected for the Society's museum.
- Catalogue of the birds ascertained to occur in Illinoisby Robert Ridgway
Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, volume 10 (1874), pp. 364 - 394. - Additions to the avi-fauna of Illinois with notes on other speices of Illinois birdsby E. W. Nelson
Bulletin of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, Vol. 1, No. 2 (JULY, 1876), pp. 39-44 - Revised Catalogue of the Birds Ascertained to Occur in Illinois (Ridgway 1881)Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History Volume I no. 4
- An Ornithological Cross-Section of Illinois in Autumn (Forbes, 1907)Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, volume 7 number 9.
Local Distribution and Ecology of the Birds of Southern Illinois by
Publication Date: 1908Thesis (B.A.)--University of Illinois (1908).
Includes more than 100 photographs from the Author's survey work.
- The Midsummer Bird Life of Illinois: A Statistical Study (Forbes, 1913)Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Illinois volume 9 number 6.
- The Orchard Birds of an Illinois Summer (Forbes & Gross, 1921)Bulletin of the Illinois Natural History Survey volume 14 number 1.
- The Numbers and Local Distribution in Summer of Illinois Land Birds of the Open Country (Forbes & Gross, 1922)Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin volume 14 number 6. Full text in Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- On the Numbers and Local Distribution of Illinois Landbirds of the Open Country in Winter, Spring, and Fall (Forbes & Gross, 1923)Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin volume 14 number 10. Full text in Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- A Comparative Study of Bird Populations in Illinois, 1906-1909 and 1956-1958 (Graber & Graber, 1963)Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin volume 28 number 3 (1963). Full text in IDEALS.
Hawks and Owls: Population Trends from Illinois Christmas Counts by
Publication Date: 1960INHS Biological Note no. 41
- Aerial waterfowl census/survey technical reports (1973-date)Technical reports from aerial surveys/censuses of Illinois waterfowl, 1973-date, conducted by the Illinois Natural History Survey.
Illinois Birds: A Century of Change by
Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication no. 31.
Compares bird populations and landscapes in Illinois from the turn of the last century, the 1950s (Graber and Graber, 1963) and the turn of this century (Forbes & Gross, 1922). Surveys in the 2000s turned up 26 species not found 50 or 100 years ago, including wood ducks, house finches, and collared doves. While only one species has been eliminated from Illinois, there are several species that are declining.
ISBN: 9781882932269Publication Date: 2010
Related archival materials
- Ornithological Survey Photographs, 1907, 1963 | University of Illinois Archives Large and medium format photographic negatives and prints taken by staff of the Illinois Natural History Survey during field surveys. The majority of the photographs show a nests and eggs, but photographs of the field parties, camps, field taxidermy, caves, and natural areas are also included. Specific locations covered include the fish market in Havana, the landscape west of Seville, La Crosse, Hamilton, Keokuk, Urbana, Saline County, Running Lake, Union County and Saint Joseph/Danville. The series also includes photographs taken by Jean Graber in 1963, of unidentified natural areas in Illinois.
- Richard R. and Jean W. Graber Papers, 1873-1987 | University of Illinois Archives Papers of Richard Rex Graber (1924-1997) and Jean W. Graber (1924-2015), Wildlife Specialists and Professional Scientists at the Illinois Natural History Survey Center for Wildlife Ecology (1956-83) include publications by Richard and Jean Graber; Illinois bird species notes (in taxonomic order); nesting records; bird field observation by Graber (ca. 1956-87) or collected by Richard and Jean Graber from others (ca. 1903-87); notebooks and diaries of early Illinois Ornithologists Benjamin T. Gault (1873-1927), Alfred O. Gross (asst. to Stephen Forbes, 1907-09); and Thomas E. Musselman 1908-12, 1929-70); Illinois Christmas Bird Counts; habitat studies and censuses (ca. 1957-81), seasonal bird censuses (1964-81); audio detection of nocturnal migration (1957-60); corresp. with field note contributors for "Audubon Field Notes" (published by National Audubon Society) with field notes editors R. E. Mumford and Richard Graber (1958-62); bibliographical notes; and proof sheets and boards for publications by Richard and Jean Graber of maps, graphs, charts, drawings, and photographs.
- Papers of Robert T. Chapel | University of Illinois Archives ... including bird lists and life lists for Illinois counties, Champaign County Audubon Society (CCAS, 1983-1993), Birdathon species lists, Extraordinary Bird Sightings/Unusual Bird Sightings (1987-2001), Illinois Breeding Bird Surveys and Breeding Bird Atlas Project (1986-1997), Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (1996), Illinois Audubon Society (1988), Illinois Observation Reports (2000-2001), and G.P. Waldbauer (1995).
- Forbes, Stephen Alfred. Papers, 1830-1992, Illinois History and Lincoln Collections This collection consists of personal papers from Stephen Alfred Forbes (1844-1930). The materials reflect life before, during, and after the Civil War; the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; and the accomplishments of Stephen A. Forbes in his academic and scientific career. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, published works, newspaper clippings, and other materials. The collection comprises 12 series, including Correspondence, Civil War Material, Genealogical and Ancestral Materials, and Photographs. Although the collection dates from 1830 to 1992, the bulk of the material dates from the 1860s to the mid-1930s.