BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Melrose Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.
94Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1973–1999Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Melrose
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 143 | 1999 | +9% | 1975 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 69 | 1999 | +500% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 69 | 1999 | +191% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 68 | 1999 | +125% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 62 | 1999 | +33% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 49 | 1999 | +233% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 49 | 1999 | +144% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 40 | 1999 | +53% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 37 | 1999 | +12% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 36 | 1999 | +69% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 36 | 1999 | -64% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 1999 | 14× | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 29 | 1999 | +182% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 1999 | +157% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 25 | 1999 | +67% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 1999 | +255% | 1975 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 20 | 1999 | -6% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 19 | 1999 | +236% | 1976 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 15 | 1999 | +920% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 1999 | +51% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1999 | +44% | 1975 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 1999 | -27% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 1999 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 1996 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 1999 | +188% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 1999 | -21% | 1975 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 1999 | -16% | 1975 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 8 | 1999 | +183% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 1998 | -70% | 1975 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 1999 | +27% | 1975 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 1999 | +20% | 1975 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 6 | 1990 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1999 | +117% | 1979 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1999 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 1999 | -64% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1999 | +75% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1999 | +91% | 1975 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1995 | -29% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1999 | +56% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1999 | +40% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.