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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Camp Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Camp Point

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Camp Point 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 BlackbirdIcteridae882025-61%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae602017+473%1997
American RobinTurdidae572025+50%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae482025+333%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae402025+68%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+26%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae302025-28%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae302025+9%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae252025+183%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232025+386%2023
KilldeerCharadriidae192025+124%1995
House SparrowPasseridae192025-83%1995
European StarlingSturnidae162025-40%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+221%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025+205%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025+525%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae15202511×2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+586%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae132025-5%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025+314%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+538%1996
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae122025+350%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102025+900%2023
American CrowCorvidae92025-63%1995
Blue JayCorvidae82025-25%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-84%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+377%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+633%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+218%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae72025+16%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-42%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+30%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-28%1995
House FinchFringillidae62025+133%1998
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-46%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025-43%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025-35%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae52019-66%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-33%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+160%1996

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.