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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Kell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Kell

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kell 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1202025-51%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae682025+7%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025+32%2003
House SparrowPasseridae412025-13%2003
American RobinTurdidae392025-64%2003
American CrowCorvidae372025+16%2003
European StarlingSturnidae352025-59%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae342025-24%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025+6%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae322025-53%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae322025+15%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae312009-17%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025-60%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae222025-62%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+54%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae212025-20%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025-70%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-92%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-4%2003
Blue JayCorvidae172025-28%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025+23%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae152025+4%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025-30%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+40%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+250%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-13%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+185%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+200%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025-41%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+44%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025+85%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-53%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-38%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025+115%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+5%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+60%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+0%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-57%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-88%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-50%2003

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