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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.

Species recorded on the Monticello route.
History
Common GrackleIcteridae1362024+208%1978
American RobinTurdidae1242024+466%1978
European StarlingSturnidae1062024+8%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae982024+56%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae48202435×1978
DickcisselCardinalidae38202424×1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+207%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae32202413×1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024+938%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae252024+2%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024+65%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024+800%1982
House SparrowPasseridae212024-70%1978
American CrowCorvidae192024+117%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024+570%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae152024+117%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+49%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+850%1981
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae112024+920%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+19%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024+339%1981
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82024+175%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae82019+144%2000
House FinchFringillidae82024+417%1992
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72024-62%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+160%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+8%1979
American KestrelFalconidae62024+300%1987
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62024+400%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+200%1987
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+20%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+108%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+300%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae42023+29%1978
MallardAnatidae42021+60%1989
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+283%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32023+40%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32023+133%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+125%1996
Warbling VireoVireonidae32023+20%1994

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