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What Lives at Orland Prairie?

By restoring land through the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation's Community Stewardship Challenge Grant program, we are providing habitat for native species.

The following birds, mammals, reptiles, and forbs have been observed at Orland Prairie, the site of the Nachusa Grasslands volunteer project:

Birds:
  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
  • American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
  • American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
  • American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
  • Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
  • Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
  • Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  • Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
  • Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
  • Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
  • Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
  • Double–Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auratus)
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)
  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
  • Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
  • Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna)
  • Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)
  • Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
  • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
  • Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
  • House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
  • House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
  • Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
  • Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
  • Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
  • Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
  • Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
  • Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
  • Red-Bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)
  • Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
  • Rose-Breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)
  • Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
  • Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
  • Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
  • Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
  • Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
  • Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
  • Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus)
  • Yellow-Breasted Chat (Icteria virens)
Have you seen more species at Orland? Send an email to Friends reporting your findings.
Mammals:
  • Beaver (Castor canadensis)
  • Bobcat (Felis rufus)
  • Coyote (Canis latrans)
  • Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
  • Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
  • Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Reptiles:
  • Blue Racer (Coluber constrictor foxii)
  • Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
  • Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
  • Northern Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi)
  • Ornate Box Turtle (Terrapene ornate ornate)
 
Spring and Early Summer Forbs:
  • Alum Root (Heuchera richardsonii)
  • Arrow-Leaved Violet (Viola sagittate)
  • Bicknell’s Sedge (Carex bicknellii)
  • Bird's Foot Violet (Viola pedata)
  • Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis)
  • Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium albidum)
  • Common Violet (Viola sororia)
  • Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
  • Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
  • Grass-Leaved Goldenrod (Solidago graminifolia)
  • Hairy Beard Tongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
  • Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum incisum)
  • Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
  • Illinois Tick Trefoil (Eryngium yuccifolium)
  • Kitten Tail (Besseya bullii)
  • May-Apple (Podophyllum peltatum)
  • Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
  • Orange-Fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum)
  • Pale Spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata)
  • Plantain-Leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
  • Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
  • Prairie Ragwort (Senecio plattensis)
  • Prairie Tall Cinquefoil (Potentilla arguta)
  • Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
  • Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
  • Roundhead Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata)
  • Slender Bushclover (Lespedeza virginica)
  • Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium)
  • Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea)
  • Wafer Ash (Ptelea trifoliata)
  • Wild White Indigo (Baptisia leucantha)
  • Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
  • Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)

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  • Home
  • About Friends
    • Mission and Leadership
    • Endowments
    • Heritage Heroes Initiative
    • Friends Annual Reports
    • Newsletters >
      • PrairiE–Update (email)
      • A Prairie Calling (print and digital)
    • Friends Annual Meeting 2022
    • Commenting Policy
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Parking
    • Directions and Map
    • Visitor Center
    • Teacher Resources
    • Pet Policy
    • Public Bison Tours
    • Bison Viewing
    • Hiking >
      • Hiking Guidelines
      • Hiking Destinations
      • Stone Barn Savanna Tour
      • Visitor Center Trail
      • Scavenger Hunt
    • What's In Bloom?
    • Autumn on the Prairie
    • Exploring Nachusa Grasslands on Your Own
    • Things to Do
    • Places to Eat and Stay
    • Local Sites to Visit and Explore
  • Donate
  • Calendar
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Thursday and Saturday Workdays >
      • Workday Signup
      • Volunteer Workday Safety Protocols
      • Workdays – November to February
      • Leader Workday Safety Protocols
      • Steward Workday Tips
    • Stewardship Teams
    • Workday Email List
    • Steward Login
  • Stewardship
    • Nachusa Stewardship
    • Restorations
    • Planting Histories >
      • Stewardship Unit Planting Histories
      • Planting Histories in Chronological Order
    • Stewards and Staff
    • Groups and Committees
    • Available Units
    • Controlled Burns
    • Prescribed Fire Recruitment
    • Restoration Publications
    • Stewardship Resources >
      • Weekly Top Picks
      • Seed Collection Guides
      • Invasive Plant Management
      • Invasive Identification
      • Monitoring
      • Links & Resources
  • Science
    • Science at Nachusa Grasslands
    • Science Grants >
      • Science Grants 2023
      • Science Grants 2022
      • Science Grants 2021
      • Science Grants 2020
      • Science Grants 2019
      • Science Grants 2018
      • Science Grants 2017
      • Science Grants 2016
      • Science Grants 2015
      • Science Grants 2014
      • Science Grants 2013/2012/2011
    • Science Symposium 2022
    • Science Symposium Abstracts >
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2019
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2018
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2017
      • Science Symposium Abstracts 2016
    • Potential Research Topics
    • Scientific Publications
    • Testimonials >
      • Dr. Holly Jones
      • Dr. Nick Barber
      • Kimberly Elsenbroek
    • Science Videos
    • Become a Community Scientist >
      • About Community Scientists
      • Butterfly Monitoring
      • Calling Frog Monitoring
      • Dragonflies & Damselflies
      • RiverWatch
  • About Nachusa
    • General Info
    • Prairie Smoke Annual Reports
    • Plant Inventory >
      • Common Names
      • Genus Species
    • Animal Inventory >
      • Amphibians
      • Birds
      • Bison Bison >
        • Bison
        • Bison Babies Broadcast Videos
      • Fish
      • Insects
      • Mammals
      • Other Arthropods
      • Reptiles
    • History
    • Jobs
    • Hunting
    • Geology >
      • Geology Part 1
      • Geology Part 2
      • Geology Part 3
    • 30th Anniversary Memories
    • Websites of Interest
  • BLOG AND MEDIA
    • Nachusa Blog
    • In The News
    • Photo Gallery >
      • Spring Photos
      • Summer Photos
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      • Winter Photos
      • Visitor Photos
    • Submit Your Photos
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  • Contact Us / FAQs