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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 23

Lake Galena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Lake Galena

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Galena 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1772021-38%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae742021+478%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae702021+18%2007
House SparrowPasseridae602021-42%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae592021+47%2003
European StarlingSturnidae512021-63%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae422021+300%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402021+5%2003
American RobinTurdidae402021-35%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae312021-47%2003
American CrowCorvidae242021+14%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae232021-53%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202021+48%2003
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182021+93%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae182021+8%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae162021+63%2003
Blue JayCorvidae162021-7%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae162021-81%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142021-22%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae132021+50%2003
BobolinkIcteridae122021-50%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae122021+4%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102021-36%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92021+25%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae92021-2%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92021-63%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae82021+125%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72021-31%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae62021-28%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62021-22%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae62021+23%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae52019-50%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52021+25%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52021+38%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42021-25%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42021+75%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+8%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32021-65%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021+0%2006
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32021+75%2003

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