BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Eubanks Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Eubanks

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eubanks 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 BlackbirdIcteridae642025-50%2003
European StarlingSturnidae442025-25%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025+17%2003
House SparrowPasseridae392025-54%2003
American RobinTurdidae392025-39%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292025-19%2003
American CrowCorvidae272025-21%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae262025+600%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025-28%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae222025+0%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025+38%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025+6%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-49%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+10%2003
Blue JayCorvidae172025-23%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae162025+13%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-40%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025-21%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae152025-26%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+0%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025-23%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+9%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae132025+20%2003
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+107%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-25%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025+36%2003
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae102025+4%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025-64%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-35%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-90%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae72025-21%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+5%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-15%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+22%2005
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-57%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-35%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+75%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42018+33%2003
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025-55%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-77%2003

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