BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Monticello Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
92Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1976–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Monticello
Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 136 | 2024 | +208% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 124 | 2024 | +466% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 106 | 2024 | +8% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 98 | 2024 | +56% | 1978 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 48 | 2024 | 35× | 1978 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | 24× | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2024 | +207% | 1978 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 32 | 2024 | 13× | 1980 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +938% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 25 | 2024 | +2% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2024 | +65% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | +800% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 2024 | -70% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 19 | 2024 | +117% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | +570% | 2006 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +117% | 1978 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +49% | 1978 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +850% | 1981 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +920% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +19% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +339% | 1981 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +175% | 1993 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2019 | +144% | 2000 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +417% | 1992 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 7 | 2024 | -62% | 1978 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +160% | 2007 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +8% | 1979 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 1987 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2024 | +400% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1987 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +108% | 1978 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +300% | 1978 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | +29% | 1978 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | +60% | 1989 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +283% | 2009 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +40% | 1986 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2023 | +133% | 1994 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +125% | 1996 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.