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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Dailey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Dailey

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dailey 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 RobinTurdidae832022+314%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae772022+161%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae592022-17%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae512022+13%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae472022+62%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae382022+829%1971
European StarlingSturnidae312022+123%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292022+13%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae262022-23%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262022+144%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182022+583%1976
House SparrowPasseridae172022-78%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae162022+3%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162022+313%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132022+17%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112022-84%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae102022+0%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae92022+72%1971
American CrowCorvidae82022-50%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82022+118%1971
Blue JayCorvidae72022+7%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae72022-13%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72022+200%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae62022-98%1973
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae51996+0%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae52022-17%1971
Green HeronArdeidae52005+133%1973
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52022-30%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52021+0%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42022-47%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42022+11%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae42022+367%1973
House FinchFringillidae42022+58%1992
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42022+67%2019
MallardAnatidae32002+0%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae32022-6%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32017+175%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022+50%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022+75%1973
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022+14%1985

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