Migratory Birds
Midwest Region

Migratory Bird Conservation
Illinois

Coordinator:

Chief: Jane West
e-mail: MidwestNews@fws.gov

BHW Federal Building
1 Federal Drive
Ft. Snelling, MN 55111-4056
Phone: 612-713-5480
Fax: 612-713-5393
TTY: 1-800-877-8339 (Federal Relay)

Quick Facts

  • 1.8 million bird watching participants

  • 199 million bird watching days

  • More than 33,000 duck hunters

  • 53,139 Federal Duck Stamps sold (2002-2003)

Five Important Bird Areas on U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lands in Illinois:

  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge-Lost Mound Unit

  • Chautauqua NWR

  • Mark Twain NWR Long Island Division

  • Crab Orchard NWR

  • Emiquon NWR

Inventory and Monitoring

  • Woodcock Singing Ground Survey

  • Mourning Dove Call Count Survey

  • Mid-Winter Waterfowl Survey

  • Waterfowl banding program

  • Nongame bird inventories on National Wildlife Refuge System lands

  • Resident Canada goose breeding population survey

Management

  • Wetland and grassland protection, restoration and enhancement

  • Bottomland hardwood restoration

  • Develop hunting regulations

  • Issue migratory bird permits

  • Integrated bird conservation planning at state and Bird Conservation Region levels

Outreach

  • International Migratory Bird Day

  • Junior Duck Stamp Contest

  • Midwest Birding Symposium

Partnerships

  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources

  • Partners in Flight

  • North American Waterfowl Management Plan

  • U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan

  • North American Waterbird Conservation Plan

Last updated: August 13, 2008