BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
New Lenox Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1966–2019Span
12Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois New Lenox
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 125 | 2019 | +93% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 115 | 2019 | -33% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 61 | 2019 | -61% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 57 | 2019 | +406% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 51 | 2019 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 42 | 2019 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 34 | 2019 | +115% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2019 | +428% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2019 | +4% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 24 | 2019 | +103% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2019 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 20 | 2019 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2019 | +96% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2019 | +588% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2019 | +114% | 1991 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2019 | -20% | 2000 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 12 | 2019 | +31% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2019 | -51% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 8 | 2019 | +9% | 1968 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | +78% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +15% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2019 | +140% | 1975 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2019 | 11× | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2019 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2019 | -87% | 1968 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 5 | 2017 | -78% | 1982 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | +18% | 1968 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1990 | -11% | 1971 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2019 | +500% | 1972 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1982 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1984 | +33% | 1981 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2019 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | -13% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2019 | -88% | 1968 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 3 | 2007 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2016 | -91% | 1968 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1981 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -50% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.