BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 24
Brownville Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
92Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Brownville
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 89 | 2024 | +111% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 68 | 2024 | +197% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 62 | 2024 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 53 | 2024 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 44 | 2024 | +319% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | +227% | 1995 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +27% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | -7% | 1995 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 23 | 2024 | -41% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2024 | +177% | 1995 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +61% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 14 | 2024 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | 11× | 2004 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2024 | 13× | 2012 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 2024 | -7% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +144% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +63% | 1995 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2019 | +733% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +467% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 10 | 2024 | +21% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -49% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -53% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +0% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -67% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -32% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -18% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -95% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | -55% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -29% | 1995 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2024 | +80% | 2009 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -11% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1998 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2019 | +125% | 2001 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2019 | -53% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +13% | 1995 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | -44% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | -22% | 1997 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2024 | -13% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.