BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Chandlervill Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.
111Species Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1971–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Chandlervill
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 165 | 2024 | +34% | 1973 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 134 | 2024 | -20% | 1973 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 96 | 2024 | +36% | 2016 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 86 | 2024 | +60% | 1973 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 65 | 2024 | +142% | 1973 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 59 | 2024 | -21% | 1973 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2024 | -5% | 1973 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +17% | 1973 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 46 | 2024 | -84% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2024 | +34% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | -3% | 1973 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 24 | 2024 | -67% | 1973 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | +16% | 1973 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +82% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +26% | 1973 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 12 | 2024 | -38% | 1973 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 12 | 1974 | +200% | 1973 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2024 | -61% | 1973 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2018 | +79% | 1973 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +15% | 1973 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 8 | 2024 | +300% | 1980 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -67% | 1973 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | -72% | 1973 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -8% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | +110% | 1973 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | -55% | 1973 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +19% | 1973 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | -59% | 1973 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +69% | 1973 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | +167% | 1973 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | -33% | 1973 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +167% | 1984 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | -30% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -50% | 1973 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -33% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +157% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | +60% | 1973 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1974 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -29% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.