BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Newark Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1969–2022Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Newark
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 267 | 2022 | +31% | 1971 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 122 | 2022 | +565% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 84 | 2022 | -36% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 76 | 2022 | +9% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 54 | 2022 | +206% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 42 | 2022 | -41% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 32 | 2022 | +890% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2022 | 16× | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 18 | 2022 | +420% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2022 | +533% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2022 | +309% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2022 | +86% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 2022 | -9% | 1971 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2022 | +15% | 1971 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2022 | 12× | 1976 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2019 | +580% | 2011 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2022 | +380% | 1971 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | +833% | 1972 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2022 | +443% | 1992 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2022 | -26% | 1971 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2022 | +225% | 2014 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +180% | 1988 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2022 | +94% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2019 | -13% | 1973 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 5 | 2022 | +110% | 2000 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2022 | -90% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | +67% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | -15% | 1971 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2022 | -38% | 1971 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2016 | +88% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +167% | 1980 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2022 | +440% | 1983 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2022 | +240% | 1989 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1992 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2022 | +71% | 1972 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -94% | 1971 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2022 | +175% | 1976 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1975 | +200% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.