BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 24
Brnt Prairie Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1976–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Brnt Prairie
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 111 | 2024 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 73 | 2024 | +30% | 1978 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 58 | 2024 | +117% | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 57 | 2024 | +60% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 46 | 2024 | +196% | 2010 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 43 | 2024 | -43% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 40 | 2024 | -23% | 1978 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 38 | 2024 | 23× | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 37 | 2024 | +43% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | +12% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 25 | 2024 | +14% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 22 | 2024 | -56% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 18 | 2024 | +193% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | +150% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | -69% | 1978 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +36% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | -61% | 1978 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -51% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +280% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 12 | 2024 | -29% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2024 | -50% | 1978 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2024 | -5% | 1979 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +800% | 1983 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | -47% | 1978 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +21% | 1978 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +6% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -15% | 1978 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -48% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -32% | 1978 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -38% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 5 | 2024 | +31% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | +113% | 1981 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2023 | +57% | 1987 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -78% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -94% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -33% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2024 | -96% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2022 | -77% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.