BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Fairdale Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
2019–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Fairdale
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 154 | 2024 | -19% | 2021 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 74 | 2024 | +83% | 2022 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 66 | 2024 | +1% | 2021 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 34 | 2024 | -10% | 2021 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | +16% | 2021 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 31 | 2023 | +675% | 2019 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | -56% | 2021 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 28 | 2024 | +173% | 2021 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2024 | +33% | 2021 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | +31% | 2021 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 20 | 2024 | +85% | 2021 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 18 | 2024 | -16% | 2021 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +29% | 2021 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | -29% | 2021 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +68% | 2021 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +54% | 2021 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +70% | 2021 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -40% | 2021 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +33% | 2021 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | +43% | 2021 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +86% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +25% | 2022 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -20% | 2021 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -68% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +38% | 2021 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | -31% | 2021 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 2021 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -29% | 2021 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2022 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | -77% | 2022 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 2019 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +200% | 2019 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | +143% | 2021 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2023 | -50% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 2022 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2019 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +200% | 2021 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2019 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 2021 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.