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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Martinsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Martinsville

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Martinsville 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1082024-80%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae532024-54%1972
House SparrowPasseridae492024-94%1972
European StarlingSturnidae462024-66%1972
American CrowCorvidae362024+535%1972
American RobinTurdidae312024-42%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae292024+33%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024-29%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024-47%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae232024-45%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae222024+733%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192024-72%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-70%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024+31%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024-56%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+533%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+220%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-32%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102021+31%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-21%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-93%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024+38%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+186%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-82%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024+275%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+375%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62009+14%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+217%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+200%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae62023-83%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae52023-56%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+120%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-86%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae52018+0%1981
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-48%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+100%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-70%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+8%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+60%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42013+100%1979

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