BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Beaucoup Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.
107Species Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1971–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Beaucoup
Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 432 | 2024 | -21% | 1973 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 170 | 2024 | -67% | 1973 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 119 | 2024 | +48% | 1973 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 118 | 2024 | +290% | 1973 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 54 | 2024 | -60% | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 50 | 2024 | +93% | 1973 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 49 | 2024 | +85% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2024 | +7% | 1973 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 31 | 2024 | +27% | 1973 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 31 | 2024 | -5% | 1974 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 26 | 2024 | +279% | 1973 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | -6% | 1973 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2024 | -2% | 1973 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 2024 | +400% | 1973 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 23 | 2024 | +41% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | -80% | 1973 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +18% | 1973 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2024 | 21× | 2004 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +18% | 1973 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 12 | 2024 | +3% | 1973 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +58% | 2006 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +183% | 1973 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +400% | 1974 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2022 | -39% | 1997 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | +340% | 1973 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +233% | 1991 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | +46% | 1973 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +475% | 2005 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2024 | +120% | 1982 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2024 | +86% | 1993 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +8% | 1973 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -72% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -11% | 1973 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1974 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 4 | 2024 | +300% | 2022 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +17% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.