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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Grape Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Grape Creek

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Grape Creek 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
European StarlingSturnidae1912025-5%2003
American RobinTurdidae712025-29%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae602025+29%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae472025-47%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae422025+16%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae342025+110%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae332025+67%2003
House SparrowPasseridae312025-61%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252025+65%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025-24%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+97%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025-11%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae212025+120%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+44%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae172025-84%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025-21%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-33%2003
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132025-29%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-46%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+107%2004
Bank SwallowHirundinidae112019n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae92024+161%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-16%2003
House FinchFringillidae92025-33%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024+159%2008
American CrowCorvidae72025-53%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025-17%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+75%2004
Blue JayCorvidae62025+88%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+19%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025+140%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+25%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+86%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+100%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-38%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+43%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+75%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+50%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+0%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+157%2004

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