BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Fairdale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2019–2025Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Fairdale

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fairdale 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1752025-16%2022
European StarlingSturnidae1242025+39%2022
American RobinTurdidae742025-5%2022
Song SparrowPasserellidae352025+16%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae342025-6%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae312023+675%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025+4%2022
American CrowCorvidae252025+13%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-25%2022
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212025+29%2022
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192025+102%2022
DickcisselCardinalidae172025-6%2022
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162025+0%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-30%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025-9%2022
House SparrowPasseridae152025+24%2022
Horned LarkAlaudidae132025+59%2022
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+8%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-66%2022
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025+75%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-24%2022
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+13%2022
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+55%2022
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+78%2022
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-17%2021
Blue JayCorvidae42025-46%2022
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025-11%2022
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025-33%2022
Wood DuckAnatidae42025+33%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+80%2022
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+200%2019
House FinchFringillidae32025-69%2022
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025+67%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+54%2022
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+200%2022
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025+0%2023
MallardAnatidae22025-71%2022
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+33%2021
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22025+100%2019

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