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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 23

Cherry Val Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 29 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2003Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Cherry Val

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cherry Val 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1242003-69%1976
European StarlingSturnidae1142003-67%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922003-58%1976
American RobinTurdidae642003+65%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae622003-12%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae532003+109%1976
American CrowCorvidae392003+132%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382003+900%1976
House SparrowPasseridae332003-85%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302003+439%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222003+21%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212003+178%1979
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae132002-78%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112003+71%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae112003+40%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae72003-64%1976
House FinchFringillidae72003-62%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae62003+270%1977
MallardAnatidae52003+50%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae52002+792%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42003-92%1976
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42003+20%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42003-72%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32003-14%1977
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae31997-70%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae32002-67%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32001+20%1982
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32001+100%1991
American RedstartParulidae31995+25%1992
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31991n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22003-59%1976
Gray PartridgePhasianidae21992-40%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22003+0%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22003+0%1976
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22003-43%1982
Blue JayCorvidae22003-78%1976
BobolinkIcteridae22002-74%1979
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22001-90%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae22003-19%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae22003-50%1976

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