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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Gulfport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Gulfport

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gulfport 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1572025+57%1974
American RobinTurdidae1282025+271%1974
Great EgretArdeidae1272013+224%1993
European StarlingSturnidae912025-68%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae792025-22%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae682025+52%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae492025+135%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae462025+482%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442025+853%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae38202534×1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae382025+52%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae382025+814%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+204%1974
House SparrowPasseridae292025-76%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025+350%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae182025+90%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+129%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+267%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae16202512×1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+100%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-70%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae122016+207%1995
American CrowCorvidae112025+13%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+867%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025-66%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82025+800%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+317%1974
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025-7%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+220%1981
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+430%1974
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62023+329%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+11%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+325%1978
House FinchFringillidae62025+550%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+100%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae42023+20%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025+227%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+300%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+57%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+233%1977

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