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 Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1977–2023Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Buda
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 155 | 2023 | +41% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 110 | 2023 | +318% | 1980 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 78 | 2023 | +94% | 1980 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 75 | 2023 | -16% | 1980 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 68 | 2023 | +442% | 1980 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 58 | 2023 | +400% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 53 | 2023 | +342% | 1980 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 42 | 2023 | +221% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2023 | +18% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 34 | 2023 | 24× | 1980 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 32 | 2023 | 17× | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2023 | +55% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 30 | 2023 | +913% | 1981 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2023 | +123% | 1980 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2023 | +340% | 1980 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 25 | 2023 | -73% | 1980 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2023 | +272% | 1981 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2023 | +125% | 1980 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 17 | 2023 | +205% | 1980 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 16 | 2016 | +194% | 1998 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 14 | 2023 | +210% | 1980 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 13 | 2023 | -46% | 1980 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2023 | +486% | 1982 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2023 | +136% | 1985 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2023 | +420% | 2014 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2023 | -8% | 1980 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2023 | +78% | 1998 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2023 | +220% | 2015 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2023 | -44% | 1981 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 7 | 2023 | -50% | 1980 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2019 | +11% | 1980 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2023 | +31% | 1980 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +333% | 1988 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2023 | +300% | 1989 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2022 | +167% | 1980 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | +186% | 1981 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2022 | +42% | 1992 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2023 | +43% | 1992 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | +57% | 2006 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +167% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.