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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Darmstadt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Darmstadt

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Darmstadt 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1672024-87%1995
House SparrowPasseridae872024-50%1995
American RobinTurdidae862024+29%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae552024+22%1995
European StarlingSturnidae492024-15%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382024+45%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae312024+20%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae232024-15%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024+1%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae162024+633%2001
American CrowCorvidae132024+48%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae132024+100%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-73%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-81%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024+37%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024+236%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024-46%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+283%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+480%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+123%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024+0%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+300%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62024-66%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-50%1995
Blue JayCorvidae62024+50%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+140%2006
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+375%2015
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+220%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+180%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+183%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+400%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42000n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+133%2016
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-17%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32003+50%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024-20%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+133%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024+38%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+333%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32006n/an/a

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