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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Greenview Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Greenview

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Greenview 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2252025+42%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172202522×2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae1062025+154%1995
American RobinTurdidae852025+160%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae672025+17%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae612025+113%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae542023+575%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae482025+29%1995
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae392025+85%1995
KilldeerCharadriidae372025+241%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae372025+27%1995
House SparrowPasseridae332025-74%1995
BobolinkIcteridae29200529×1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272025+31%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025-28%1995
European StarlingSturnidae222025-61%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025-31%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025+43%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+154%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+94%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025-52%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+36%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-22%1995
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae72025+209%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+263%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+300%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+233%1998
Blue JayCorvidae52025+57%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+43%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025-14%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+50%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025+40%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025-69%2015
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+44%2019
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-46%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025+14%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32025-77%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024+40%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+175%1997
MallardAnatidae22025-25%1996

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