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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 31 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1662025-86%1995
American RobinTurdidae862025+36%1995
House SparrowPasseridae562025-48%1995
European StarlingSturnidae512025-19%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025+14%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+55%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae382025+4%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae282025-74%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae252025-3%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae232025-22%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae162024+633%2001
American CrowCorvidae152025+63%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025+34%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+179%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-54%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+420%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+100%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-64%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-79%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72025+100%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+85%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025-63%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025+180%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+59%1995
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+11%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+367%2004
Great EgretArdeidae52025+100%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+250%2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+167%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+233%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+50%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42000n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023+133%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+275%2015
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-17%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32003+50%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+117%1997
House FinchFringillidae32025+167%2002
American KestrelFalconidae32025+20%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025+267%1998

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