BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Atkinson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Atkinson
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 250 | 2024 | +98% | 1976 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 229 | 2024 | -28% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 160 | 2024 | -26% | 1976 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 141 | 2024 | +1% | 1976 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 138 | 2024 | +328% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 71 | 2024 | +342% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 40 | 2024 | +91% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2024 | +115% | 1976 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 32 | 2024 | +408% | 1991 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | +10% | 1976 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | -15% | 1976 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 24 | 2024 | +87% | 1976 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | +329% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | +25% | 1976 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2024 | +79% | 1976 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 17 | 2024 | 15× | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | +256% | 1976 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +900% | 1976 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +127% | 1976 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +491% | 1982 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | -48% | 1976 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | +310% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +320% | 1977 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 7 | 2024 | -73% | 1976 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 7 | 1999 | +600% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -80% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +400% | 1983 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +110% | 1995 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +400% | 2011 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | -82% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -62% | 1976 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 2004 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 5 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | -65% | 1976 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | -14% | 1991 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +10% | 1978 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 2008 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +133% | 1993 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +150% | 1989 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.