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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 RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Pawnee

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pawnee route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2002024-26%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae672024-80%1969
American RobinTurdidae632024-5%1969
European StarlingSturnidae322024-84%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-60%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272024+13%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024-65%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae232024-81%1969
American CrowCorvidae212024-46%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024-64%1969
House SparrowPasseridae202024-98%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae202018+775%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024-75%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae182024+16%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024-46%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024+61%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+71%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-82%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82023+700%2019
House FinchFringillidae72024+33%1991
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-76%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae52024+256%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-54%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-89%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024-21%2019
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae41971+700%1968
Blue JayCorvidae42024-80%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-67%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+120%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-98%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-9%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-45%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-99%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+114%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024-38%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024+50%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024-24%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae32023-54%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024+200%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae32024+0%1983

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