BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Bartonville Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Bartonville
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 120 | 2024 | -32% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 80 | 2024 | -67% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 63 | 2024 | +42% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 59 | 2024 | -15% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 31 | 2024 | +270% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +65% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | +313% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -30% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | +29% | 2021 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | -18% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 18 | 2024 | -18% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | -33% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +41% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2024 | +960% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | +33% | 1975 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 14 | 2024 | -65% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -81% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | +41% | 1975 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +700% | 1976 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2024 | +300% | 1975 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +220% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | -53% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | 12× | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -73% | 1975 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +550% | 1978 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 1999 | +600% | 1990 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2024 | -56% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2023 | -18% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -13% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +83% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -28% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +167% | 1979 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +117% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -78% | 1975 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +233% | 1988 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.