Shrike, Northern
Description: When these predatory songbirds make a rare trip down from the north, they will most often be seen in the tip of an oak tree in the Dixon Prairie while looking for meadow voles in the snow.
Description: When these predatory songbirds make a rare trip down from the north, they will most often be seen in the tip of an oak tree in the Dixon Prairie while looking for meadow voles in the snow.
Description: This colorful duck is usually seen in small flocks on the lakes. It uses its wide, serrated bill to sift food out of the water. It is not a diving duck.
Description: This is an unusual sight on the lakes or flying overhead.
Description: Spot this black and white diving duck on any of the lakes.
Description: This black and white duck may been seen diving on the lakes.
Description: This migrant species may be spotted in trees. Look for rectangular groupings of small holes in the bark of trees to see where they have been drilling their sap wells.
Description: Look for this rare, medium-sized shorebird on mudflats and exposed shoreline.
Description: Look for this rare, state-endangered, grassland shorebird on a large lawn area or the gravel hill prairie.
Description: This rare shorebird is often visible on mudflats south of the Dixon Prairie.
Description: This shorebird is commonly seen along the shoreline, flying low across the water, or nesting on Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie.