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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Buda Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

98Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2023Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Buda

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Buda route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1552023+41%1980
American RobinTurdidae1102023+318%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae782023+94%1980
European StarlingSturnidae752023-16%1980
DickcisselCardinalidae682023+442%1980
American CrowCorvidae582023+400%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae532023+342%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae422023+221%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362023+18%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae34202324×1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32202317×1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312023+55%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae302023+913%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272023+123%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262023+340%1980
House SparrowPasseridae252023-73%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae242023+272%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae182023+125%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae172023+205%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae162016+194%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142023+210%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae132023-46%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122023+486%1982
Gray CatbirdMimidae102023+136%1985
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae102023+420%2014
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023-8%1980
House FinchFringillidae82023+78%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82023+220%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72023-44%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-50%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae62019+11%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae62023+31%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+333%1988
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62023+300%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52022+167%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52023+186%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52022+42%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42023+43%1992
Purple MartinHirundinidae42023+57%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+167%1982

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.