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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1192025-21%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae1192025+94%1971
American RobinTurdidae1072025+441%1971
European StarlingSturnidae752025-63%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51202523×1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+70%1971
House SparrowPasseridae372025-85%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332025+260%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae312025-24%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae30202535×1972
Canada GooseAnatidae302023-6%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272025-53%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025-40%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae222025-82%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae212025+104%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+27%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+269%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025+94%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142025+183%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+583%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+182%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025-9%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025-83%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+56%1978
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+100%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+140%1983
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+200%2017
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025-81%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+75%1979
American CrowCorvidae32025-72%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025+0%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+60%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-64%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-65%1971
Blue JayCorvidae22025-50%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21967n/an/a
BobolinkIcteridae22005+100%1968
MallardAnatidae22024+0%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+100%2017
Wood ThrushTurdidae22018+0%1986

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