FRANKLIN CREEK CONSERVATION 1893 TWIST ROAD, FRANKLIN GROVE, IL 61031 815-456-2718
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  • Home
  • About
    • About FCCA
    • What's Happening at Franklin Creek
    • Board of Directors & Staff
    • Mission & Goals
    • Franklin Creek History
    • Publications/Archive
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Franklin Creek State Natural Area >
      • Directions
      • What to see
      • Trails >
        • FCSNA Trail Maps and descriptions
        • Larry Dunphy Storybook Trail
        • Husar Trail
        • Seasons of Change
      • What's in Bloom?
      • Invasive Species
      • Great Rocks
      • Birds on the Wing
      • Critters in Sight
    • Grist Mill >
      • Directions
      • Grist Mill Activities & Hours
      • Grist Mill Rental
      • Corn Grinding
      • Recipes at the Mill
    • Franklin Creek Headwaters
    • Other Attractions and Places to Stay
  • Programs & Events
    • Guided Hikes
    • Evenings at the Mill
    • Field Trips and Outreach >
      • K-12 Education >
        • Field Trips
        • Junior Naturalist
        • Scout and Home School Programs
      • In the Classroom
      • Presentations
    • Escape Trail
    • 2023 Grist Mill Grind 10K
  • Volunteer
    • Join FCCA
    • Volunteer Application
    • Land Stewardship >
      • Stewardship Workdays
      • Stewardship Activities
    • 1480 Old Mill Road >
      • Workdays
      • Progress
    • Education Committee
  • Donate
  • Store
  • Contact

Birds on the Wing

Birds at Franklin Creek


To see more information about the birds listed, click the link and you will be taken to the Audubon's site.
Raptors
Red Tailed Hawk
Great Horned Owl
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle info for Kids
(recommended by the students of Fairview School Conservation Association)
Barred Owl
Cooper's Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Northern Harrier


Shorebirds & Waterfowl
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
​Belted Kingfisher
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal

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Woodpeckers
Red-Bellied Woodpecker
Northern Flicker 

Red-headed Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker

​Finches and Buntings
Indigo Bunting
American Goldfinch
House Finch

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Other Songbirds
American Robin
Northern Cardinal
Black Capped Chickadee
Scarlet Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Baltimore Oriole
Barn Swallow
Wood Thrush
Yellow-Rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove
​Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Dickcissel
Warbling Vireo
Red-Eyed Vireo
Purple Martin

Location


Franklin Creek Conservation Association

1893 Twist Road
Franklin Grove, IL 61031

815.456.2718
engage@franklincreekconservation.org

Grist Mill Hours | APRIL 1ST – OCTOBER 31ST

Friday: Noon–4 pm | JUNE 1ST – AUGUST 31ST
Saturday: Noon–4 pm
Sunday: Noon–4 pm

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