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Rock Cut State Park (Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois) is great birding year round but most notably in spring migration when hordes of warblers, thrushes, and other neotropicals come through.

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The diverse habitat provides resting and nesting places for shorebirds, waterbirds, and plenty of raptors.

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Rarities are always showing up too.

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Birds you can see here include:

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I-90 West to Rockford. Take the Highway 173 Exit. Go West for one-half mile to the Park Entrance. ¹

Suprisingly, the trails (not the bike paths) are almost always empty so birding can be a relaxing endeavor in a city of 150,000 .

The park opening hours are: Summer hours (April - October) 6:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Winter hours (November - March) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ¹

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[edit] References

1. Illinois State Parks

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Illinois State Parks, Rockcut

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