BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Le Roy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Le Roy
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 77 | 2024 | -9% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 73 | 2024 | -55% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 65 | 2024 | -76% | 1995 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 40 | 2024 | +130% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 40 | 2024 | -82% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 38 | 2024 | +63% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2024 | +15% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 33 | 2024 | +12% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | -83% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | +136% | 1995 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 25 | 2014 | +733% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | +80% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +61% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +105% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | +333% | 1994 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2023 | +35% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -61% | 1995 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +113% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -38% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +167% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +213% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | -50% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | -48% | 1995 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2023 | +75% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +29% | 2014 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -73% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | -7% | 1995 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 4 | 2023 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2023 | -29% | 2018 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2024 | -97% | 1995 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | +133% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2019 | +67% | 2016 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | +120% | 2000 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2000 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 2 | 2010 | -20% | 1995 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.