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Sand Bluff Bird Observatory / Northwest Illinois Audubon: Hummingbirds Near Rockford, Illinois
This listing records Sand Bluff Bird Observatory / Northwest Illinois Audubon in Rockford, Illinois. Local context below comes from the site's state species guide, approved reader reports and published Hummingbird Trail gardens, not chapter programs.
Chapter details
Name: Sand Bluff Bird Observatory / Northwest Illinois Audubon
City or listed area: Rockford, Illinois
Hummingbirds near Rockford
The existing state species guide lists Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Statewide occurrence is not a guarantee of a sighting in any particular city.
Approved reader sightings
The state migration guide gives typical arrival as Mid-April – early May and departure as Mid – late September. Arrival tracks the 55°F isotherm as it moves north.
Readers in Illinois have reported 5 approved sightings across the stored reporting dates. Most recently: Ellis Grove on October 11, 2026.
No matching city reports are stored for Rockford. These are statewide reports, not nearest-by-distance results; chapter coordinates are not stored.
Ellis Grove, Illinois: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, October 11, 2026.
Downers Grove Il., Illinois: species not supplied, October 2, 2026.
City not supplied, Illinois: species not supplied, October 1, 2026.
City not supplied, Illinois: species not supplied, September 27, 2026.
Gurnee, Illinois: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, September 22, 2026.
Nearby Trail gardens
Chapter county and coordinates are not stored. These listings are in Illinois; distance from Rockford is not verified.
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