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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Jamestown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Jamestown

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jamestown 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
European StarlingSturnidae2052024+180%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1842024-23%1968
House SparrowPasseridae1212024-55%1968
American RobinTurdidae682024+58%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae522024-47%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae422024-48%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae312024+160%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302024+13%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae202024+888%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae20202413×1968
Common GrackleIcteridae202024-82%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae162024+58%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152024-81%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024-72%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-40%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+106%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-27%1968
Blue JayCorvidae82024-20%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+350%2005
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+27%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae71981-21%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae72024-45%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+50%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+43%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+70%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52023+100%1970
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51995+400%1974
American CrowCorvidae42024-84%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42009-64%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42022+75%1992
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41994n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024-55%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-70%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-65%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024+220%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+300%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae32024-77%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32022-27%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32019+50%1971

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