BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Marshall Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
2001–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Marshall
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 182 | 2024 | +108% | 2003 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 117 | 2024 | +367% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 103 | 2024 | +96% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 86 | 2024 | +199% | 2003 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 59 | 2024 | +441% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 55 | 2024 | +121% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 49 | 2024 | -41% | 2003 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 43 | 2024 | +327% | 2003 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2024 | +235% | 2003 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2024 | +429% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 34 | 2024 | +94% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 33 | 2024 | +846% | 2004 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 32 | 2024 | +633% | 2003 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 30 | 2024 | 23× | 2004 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 2024 | +567% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 25 | 2024 | +77% | 2003 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 23 | 2024 | +88% | 2003 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 22 | 2023 | +322% | 2012 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 21 | 2024 | +462% | 2011 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | +780% | 2006 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | 11× | 2006 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 15 | 2024 | +291% | 2003 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +254% | 2003 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +111% | 2010 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 12 | 2023 | -44% | 2010 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +543% | 2003 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +92% | 2018 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | +296% | 2004 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2024 | +44% | 2006 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +18% | 2010 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2024 | +75% | 2012 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +57% | 2010 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +263% | 2017 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +800% | 2003 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +10% | 2003 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +83% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -4% | 2012 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2022 | -83% | 2016 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | +133% | 2003 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | +150% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.