BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Mackinaw Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Mackinaw
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 117 | 2024 | +55% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 103 | 2024 | +400% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 73 | 2024 | +22% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 72 | 2024 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 49 | 2024 | +155% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 47 | 2024 | -66% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 29 | 2024 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2024 | -35% | 2001 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2024 | +128% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 21 | 2024 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 15 | 2024 | +857% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +36% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2024 | +340% | 1993 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2017 | +46% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | +215% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 11 | 2024 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +90% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +222% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | -78% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +230% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +153% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +940% | 1974 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +71% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +32% | 1994 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +500% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | -9% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -15% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +260% | 1972 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2022 | +20% | 2017 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2023 | -88% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +220% | 1968 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +75% | 1998 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2022 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | -63% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | +125% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.