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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 52 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae2442025-13%1969
American RobinTurdidae862025+29%1969
European StarlingSturnidae842025-81%1969
House SparrowPasseridae502025-97%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae492025-80%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025-56%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae332025-77%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025-45%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272025+18%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae25202525×1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-57%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-64%1969
American CrowCorvidae132025-48%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae132025-82%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025-49%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-97%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+64%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+157%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+107%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82025-72%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82023+700%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+211%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-29%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-30%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025-7%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-56%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025-71%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+75%1984
House FinchFringillidae52025+67%1991
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae41971+700%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42025-27%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+50%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025-78%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025-52%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025+80%1986
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+125%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025+525%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+120%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-23%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-99%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.