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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Grape Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Illinois Grape Creek

Top 40 of 105 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
American RobinTurdidae912024-22%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024+20%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae522024+26%2003
European StarlingSturnidae462024-13%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442024+62%2003
House SparrowPasseridae362024-63%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae342024-42%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282024+73%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae252024+105%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024-8%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae212024+89%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-20%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae192024-85%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192024-38%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae142024+140%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142024+100%2021
Bank SwallowHirundinidae112019n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024+33%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae92024+161%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+73%2004
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92024+42%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-3%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024+125%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae82024+159%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+62%2004
American CrowCorvidae62024-65%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-35%2003
House FinchFringillidae62024-63%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-35%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024-4%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+50%2003
Blue JayCorvidae52024+25%2003
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024-47%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024+129%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024+31%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+157%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+25%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+100%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+0%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024-22%2008

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