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Where is seasonal wildlife in season in Illinois now?
No official report has come in for wildlife by season yet this season.
Checked Sep 30.
Your guide to Illinois
Every place on this page
Plan from a town
Frost dates and what's in season nearby
Each place's usual timing in Illinois
In each source's own words: a usual peak where one is named, otherwise the place's season
- Chautauqua Refuge: White-faced ibis
Late May to early June
- Emiquon Refuge: White-faced ibis
Late May to early June
- Meredosia Refuge: Rails and soras
Late May to early June
- Chautauqua Refuge: Shorebirds on the summer mudflats
From July through September
- Emiquon Refuge: Shorebirds as the mudflats appear
From July through September
- Meredosia Refuge: Shorebirds on the mudflats
From July through September
- Each place's usual timing from its own source: a peak only where the source names one (not a forecast)
Places by state
Illinois
- Chautauqua RefugeIn its usual window
Usually January and December
- Emiquon RefugeIn its usual window
Usually January and December
- Meredosia RefugeIn its usual window
Usually January and December
Official reports
Dated and linked
- Sep 30Park ServiceSeasons of wildlife: late-February snow geese, April-May warblers, summer ibis and shorebirds, October-November ducks with a November migration peakSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chautauqua NWR: Species in a new tab)
- Sep 30Park ServiceBluff-top trails and viewing platforms, the October 16 to January 31 waterfowl sanctuary, directions, hours and rulesSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chautauqua NWR: Visit Us in a new tab)
- Sep 30Park ServiceSeasons of wildlife: late-February snow geese, April-May warblers, summer ibis and shorebirds, October-November ducks with a November migration peakSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Emiquon NWR: Species in a new tab)
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- Sep 30Park ServiceRoadside viewing of the North and South Globes, the Spoon River access, levee walking in low water, sanctuary closures, directions and restroomsSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Emiquon NWR: Visit Us in a new tab)
- Sep 30Park ServiceSeasons of wildlife: late-February snow geese, April-May warblers, spring frog chorus, rails and soras, July-September shorebirds, October-November ducks with a November migration peakSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Meredosia NWR: Species in a new tab)
- Sep 30Park ServiceEvan's Prairie Nature Trail, the Shearl-Skinner and Kloker units, seasonal access (February 1 to October 15 and the October 16 to January 31 sanctuary), directions and rulesSource (opens U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Meredosia NWR: Visit Us in a new tab)
Questions people ask
Where can I see wildlife by season in Illinois?
We track 3 places: Chautauqua Refuge, Emiquon Refuge and Meredosia Refuge.
How do you track wildlife by season?
Each place moves through 4 stages: Season starting, Season under way, Busiest time and Winding down. Every stage we show comes from a dated report with its source, and every forecast lists its sources.