Local Birding Hotspots

Local Birding Hotspots

See a map of locations frequently mentioned on our Birdnotes email discussion list. Many of the birding areas listed below are located on the map.

Links to local parks:
Urbana Park District's Natural Areas:
Busey Woods (Anita Purves Nature Center)
Meadowbrook Prairie
Perkins Road Marsh
Weaver Park

Champaign County Forest Preserve District: www.ccfpd.org
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet
Middle Fork River FP, Penfield
Homer Lake FP, Homer
River Bend FP, Mahomet
Sangmon River FP, Fisher

Outside Champaign County:
Allerton Park
Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
Heron County Park, Vermilion County Conservation District
Arcola Marsh & Lake Shelbyville

Download checklists for the following parks:
Homer Lake FP
Middle Fork River FP
Lake of the Woods FP
Busey Woods
Meadowbrook Park
Allerton Park

Birdnotes Email Discussion List:
To stay in the loop about bird sightings in East-Central Illinois, join Birdnotes.



	Local Birding Hotspots See a map of locations frequently mentioned on our Birdnotes email discussion list. Many of the birding areas listed below are located on the map. Links to local parks: Urbana Park District's Natural Areas: Busey Woods (Anita Purves Nature Center) Meadowbrook Prairie Perkins Road Marsh Weaver Park Champaign County Forest Preserve District: www.ccfpd.org Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet Middle Fork River FP, Penfield Homer Lake FP, Homer River Bend FP, Mahomet Sangmon River FP, Fisher Outside Champaign County: Allerton Park Clinton Lake State Recreation Area Heron County Park, Vermilion County Conservation District Arcola Marsh & Lake Shelbyville Download checklists for the following parks: Homer Lake FP Middle Fork River FP Lake of the Woods FP Busey Woods Meadowbrook Park Allerton Park Birdnotes Email Discussion List: To stay in the loop about bird sightings in East-Central Illinois, join Birdnotes.