Migratory Bird Conservation
Illinois
Coordinator:
Chief: Jane West
e-mail: MidwestNews@fws.govBHW 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