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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Jamestown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Jamestown

Top 40 of 120 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2002025-24%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1062025+222%1969
American RobinTurdidae942025+55%1968
House SparrowPasseridae582025-55%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae562025-59%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae402025-80%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025-46%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025+157%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae26202511×1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025-35%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae182025+763%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+12%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152025-76%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025+175%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-81%1968
Great EgretArdeidae132025+260%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+133%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+58%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-60%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae102025-57%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025+280%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+90%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+42%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-39%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+73%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-47%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+425%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+275%1989
Bank SwallowHirundinidae71981-21%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-79%1968
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51995+400%1974
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025+40%1996
American KestrelFalconidae42025+100%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-80%1969
Blue JayCorvidae42025-36%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+50%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42009-64%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae41994n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+9%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-67%1968

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