BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Milford Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
53Years Surveyed
1966–2023Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Milford
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 108 | 2023 | +204% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 92 | 2023 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 83 | 2023 | -77% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 71 | 2023 | +662% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 50 | 2023 | +79% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 44 | 2023 | +84% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2023 | +624% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2023 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2023 | -1% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 23 | 2023 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2023 | +71% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2023 | +110% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2023 | +32% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2023 | +558% | 2000 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 2023 | -92% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2011 | -66% | 2001 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 2023 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | -28% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2023 | +135% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | +16% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2023 | +833% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2023 | -97% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1996 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2023 | +14% | 2008 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2023 | -42% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | -10% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | +117% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | +80% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2013 | -67% | 2004 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | 48× | 2011 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1997 | +33% | 1991 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2009 | -35% | 1995 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2023 | -90% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2022 | +175% | 1968 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | -75% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | -55% | 1993 | |
| Henslow's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.