BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Humboldt Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
53Years Surveyed
1970–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Humboldt
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 91 | 2024 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 74 | 2024 | +55% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 64 | 2024 | +261% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 58 | 2024 | +10% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 50 | 2024 | -5% | 1972 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +36% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 42 | 2024 | +162% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2024 | +16% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2024 | +104% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2024 | +36% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +339% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | +106% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2024 | +856% | 1988 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2024 | -42% | 1972 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 23 | 2024 | +377% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2024 | +720% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | +94% | 1988 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 15 | 2024 | +380% | 1973 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -84% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -75% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +333% | 2014 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | 18× | 1976 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2022 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -20% | 1972 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +367% | 1977 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +38% | 2018 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 2014 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2024 | -80% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -9% | 1972 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 5 | 2019 | +100% | 1984 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2024 | +267% | 1990 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +160% | 2004 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2022 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2021 | +175% | 1975 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2022 | +13% | 2005 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2015 | -92% | 1972 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | -93% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2021 | -46% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.