The Orniphile - Birding Website of Robert D. Hughes

What's new...

Photos of a Snowy Owl and Sandhill Cranes have been added to the photo gallery.
The photo quizzes I wrote for the Illinois Ornithological Society website are now up: IOS Photo Quizzes
The Birds of Illinois series is a three part list of the birds that have been officially recorded in Illinois. Status information is also provided.
I created a Montrose Birding Blog and Twitter page for reporting my bird sightings from Montrose Point. Both will be updated on a regular basis.

A Glossary of terms used in the Birding Montrose Point section has been added.
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The Illinois Rare Bird Documentation Form is now up. This is the online version of the standard form for documenting rare bird sightings in Illinois.