BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Pawnee Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
111Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Pawnee
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 200 | 2024 | -26% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 67 | 2024 | -80% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 63 | 2024 | -5% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 32 | 2024 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2024 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | +13% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2024 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2024 | -81% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 21 | 2024 | -46% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | -64% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 20 | 2024 | -98% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2018 | +775% | 1978 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2024 | -75% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +16% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | -46% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +61% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +71% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | -82% | 1969 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2023 | +700% | 2019 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +33% | 1991 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | -76% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | +256% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -89% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -21% | 2019 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 1971 | +700% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2024 | +120% | 1990 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | -98% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -9% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -45% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2024 | -99% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +114% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | -24% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 2023 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1986 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.