IORC Record 2023-036

Form: Roseate Spoonbill
County: Cook, Lake
Location: Techny Basin (Cook Co.) and Great Lakes Naval Training Center (Lake Co.)
Date(s): 9 August 2023
Number of birds: one
Remarks: Found by Woody Goss at Techny Basin between 11:30AM and 12:00PM; found by Brad Semel at Great Lakes Naval Training Center where it was present during 12:15 to 1:30PM. Woody Goss saw the bird fly south past Techny Basin, while Great Lakes Naval Training Center is north of there. Nonetheless, the circumstances make likely that these two sightings pertain to the same individual.

Additional material:

1. Committee votes and comments from the 1st Circulation

Documentation submitted:

1. Documentation #1 by Brad Semel

Externally archived documentation:

1. eBird checklist S146845087 of Woody Goss
   • Macaulay Library asset ML602416061 (photograph)
   • Macaulay Library asset ML602416081 (photograph)
   • Macaulay Library asset ML602416131 (photograph)

Photographs submitted: three by Taylor Bozman

Photo #1 by Taylor Bozman on 9 August 2023 (reduced size image; full resolution version is available in the IORC archives). This image is a Department of Defense still image file; the appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

Photo #2 by Taylor Bozman on 9 August 2023 (reduced size image; full resolution version is available in the IORC archives). This image is a Department of Defense still image file; the appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

Photo #3 by Taylor Bozman on 9 August 2023 (reduced size image; full resolution version is available in the IORC archives). This image is a Department of Defense still image file; the appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

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