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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 23

Cherry Val 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

70Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Illinois Cherry Val 2

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cherry Val 2 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
American RobinTurdidae522018+15%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae412018-39%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae372018-29%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae292018-16%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182018-11%2010
House SparrowPasseridae182018+53%2010
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172018+92%2011
European StarlingSturnidae152018+2%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112018-35%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae102018+67%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102018-65%2010
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102018+22%2011
House FinchFringillidae92018+171%2010
American CrowCorvidae72018-47%2010
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62018+58%2011
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52018+83%2010
American GoldfinchFringillidae52018-35%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42018+0%2013
Blue JayCorvidae42018+25%2011
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42018+0%2010
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32013+200%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32016+0%2011
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-53%2010
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32004n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae32018+80%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32018+50%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32016+200%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32016-25%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae22016-10%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae22018-98%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22018-54%2010
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22017-17%2013
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22006n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae22018+0%2011
MallardAnatidae22018-33%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22018+0%2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22016+50%2013
Bald EagleAccipitridae22013n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12017+100%2011
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae12004n/an/a

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