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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Gulfport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Gulfport

Top 40 of 108 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1342024+127%1974
Great EgretArdeidae1272013+224%1993
European StarlingSturnidae1072024-74%1974
American RobinTurdidae552024+201%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae382024+79%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024+354%1974
House SparrowPasseridae272024-67%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262024+606%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+178%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252024+350%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae242024-44%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212024+24%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae16202446×1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024+328%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+621%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142023+250%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+144%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae122016+207%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+850%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+56%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae82024-68%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+667%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+213%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62023-83%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+129%1974
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62023+329%1980
House FinchFringillidae62024+450%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+227%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+233%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024+70%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52023+133%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+100%1986
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52023+220%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae42023+20%1974
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-19%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024+10%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+380%1974
American KestrelFalconidae42024-25%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+250%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024+238%1974

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