BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Eubanks Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
2001–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Eubanks
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 71 | 2024 | -47% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 48 | 2024 | -38% | 2003 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | +4% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 35 | 2024 | -41% | 2003 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 28 | 2024 | -15% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2024 | -27% | 2003 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 23 | 2024 | +2% | 2003 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 22 | 2024 | -34% | 2006 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 2024 | -67% | 2003 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 20 | 2024 | +35% | 2004 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | +12% | 2003 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | +16% | 2003 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | +367% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | -9% | 2003 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | -7% | 2003 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -28% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | +5% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -56% | 2003 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | -28% | 2003 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2024 | -20% | 2003 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +87% | 2003 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -32% | 2003 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -40% | 2003 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +41% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +26% | 2003 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -65% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2022 | +217% | 2003 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2022 | -48% | 2003 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2024 | +120% | 2005 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2024 | +3% | 2003 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | +22% | 2003 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | -13% | 2003 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2024 | -54% | 2003 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -27% | 2003 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 2003 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2024 | -77% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -31% | 2003 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.