BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Flora Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
40Years Surveyed
1976–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Flora
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 109 | 2024 | +667% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 72 | 2024 | -72% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 65 | 2024 | +0% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 44 | 2024 | -61% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2024 | +3% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 32 | 2017 | +429% | 2004 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 28 | 2024 | +42% | 1978 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | +10% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 18 | 2024 | -81% | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -13% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +44% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | -30% | 1978 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 14 | 2022 | +10% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | +343% | 1983 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | 11× | 1993 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2024 | +147% | 1978 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 8 | 2024 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -26% | 1978 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +8% | 1978 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 6 | 2024 | +80% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +12% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +22% | 1978 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -83% | 1978 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | -46% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +129% | 1979 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2024 | +60% | 2001 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2024 | -70% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -86% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +433% | 1982 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2023 | +180% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +10% | 1978 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | +13% | 1983 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2023 | -22% | 1994 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 2002 | -29% | 1996 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2002 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 1979 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.