BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Monica Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.
100Species Recorded
44Years Surveyed
1973–2019Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Monica
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2019 | +37% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 19 | 2019 | +186% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2019 | 25× | 1993 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 17 | 2019 | -31% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2019 | +167% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2019 | +240% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2019 | +49% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2019 | +0% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 12 | 2019 | -5% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2019 | 11× | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2019 | +57% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2017 | +17% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2019 | -22% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2019 | 13× | 1981 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2019 | -39% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 8 | 2019 | -86% | 1975 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2016 | +367% | 1980 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2016 | +300% | 1977 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 7 | 2017 | -17% | 1979 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2008 | -44% | 1975 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2019 | -31% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2019 | +45% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +38% | 1975 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2019 | -86% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2019 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2019 | +280% | 1985 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2017 | +233% | 1985 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2017 | +188% | 1979 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | +5% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2019 | +380% | 1976 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2019 | -95% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | +258% | 1975 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -30% | 1975 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2019 | +25% | 1982 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2019 | -46% | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2019 | -8% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | +107% | 1975 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2011 | -60% | 1975 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2016 | +0% | 1983 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2019 | +67% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.