What animals used to live in Berkeley IL?

The area now known as Berkeley, Illinois, was once inhabited by a variety of animals native to the North American Midwest region. These animals included:

- White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

- Eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus)

- Woodchucks (Marmota monax)

- Raccoons (Procyon lotor)

- Opossums (Didelphis virginiana)

- Gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

- Fox squirrels (Sciurus niger)

- Red-headed woodpeckers (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)

- Northern cardinals (Cardinalis cardinalis)

- Blue jays (Cyanocitta cristata)

- American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

- American goldfinches (Spinus tristis)

- Eastern meadowlarks (Sturnella magna)

- Bobolinks (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

- Red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus)

- Common grackles (Quiscalus quiscula)

- Brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater)

- Wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo)

In addition to these animals, there were also likely a variety of amphibians, reptiles, fish, and insects that inhabited the area.