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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 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae1102025+239%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae972025+110%1969
American RobinTurdidae512025+304%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae452025-11%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae432025-53%1992
House SparrowPasseridae412025-74%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae392025+13%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262025+538%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-15%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae232025-8%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025+43%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae192025+750%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+850%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025+15%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+172%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+125%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+24%1973
House FinchFringillidae92025+117%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+164%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+500%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+71%1976
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025-86%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62025+14%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae51996+0%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-29%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+11%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+0%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025+13%1979
Green HeronArdeidae52005+133%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-33%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025+0%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-99%1973
MallardAnatidae32002+0%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025+14%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-58%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-14%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32017+175%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025+267%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025+0%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025+100%1976

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