BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Keithsburg Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
2001–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Keithsburg
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 104 | 2022 | -64% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 70 | 2022 | +15% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 69 | 2022 | +13% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 40 | 2022 | -21% | 2003 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 38 | 2022 | -14% | 2003 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2022 | +53% | 2003 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 25 | 2022 | +4% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2022 | -11% | 2003 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2022 | -36% | 2003 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 13 | 2022 | +28% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2022 | -14% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2022 | -97% | 2003 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2022 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2022 | -86% | 2003 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2022 | -21% | 2003 | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2022 | +150% | 2005 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2022 | +31% | 2003 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2019 | +280% | 2009 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 8 | 2022 | -79% | 2003 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2022 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2022 | -40% | 2003 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2022 | -41% | 2003 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2022 | -72% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2021 | -36% | 2005 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -58% | 2003 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | -20% | 2003 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2018 | +75% | 2005 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +182% | 2006 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2007 | +300% | 2006 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2019 | +67% | 2004 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2017 | -61% | 2003 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 2004 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2022 | -44% | 2003 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2021 | -50% | 2005 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | -74% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2021 | +40% | 2004 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2021 | -38% | 2003 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2021 | +200% | 2011 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2001 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.