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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Fairland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Fairland

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fairland 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
American RobinTurdidae1162024+433%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1082024-24%1971
European StarlingSturnidae852024-60%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae752024+77%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae56202425×1978
DickcisselCardinalidae552024-18%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+74%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae35202442×1972
House SparrowPasseridae342024-87%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae322024+303%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae302023-6%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024-44%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+172%1972
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222024+100%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae202024-84%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+339%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+667%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae122024+11%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024+144%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-69%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+146%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024-8%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72024-79%1971
American CrowCorvidae72024-54%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae62023-46%1991
House FinchFringillidae62024+67%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+44%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae42022-79%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae42021+20%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+75%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-43%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+333%1985
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+40%1983
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+75%2017
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023+25%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-71%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-65%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21967n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae22023-29%1983
BobolinkIcteridae22005+100%1968

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.