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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Payson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

97Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
2000–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Payson

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Payson route.
History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722024-32%2002
European StarlingSturnidae452024-41%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae442024+208%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382024+167%2002
American RobinTurdidae382024-22%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024+10%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024-6%2002
House SparrowPasseridae192024+0%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024+45%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae142024+33%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142024+133%2003
American CrowCorvidae132024-67%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+114%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae112024+100%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024+620%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+171%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+171%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae10202421×2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+39%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae102024+383%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae102024+20%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+186%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+61%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+11%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-39%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-72%2002
Blue JayCorvidae72024-29%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72022+350%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae72024-38%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024-25%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+36%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-48%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-21%2006
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024-74%2006
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-36%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024+133%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024+240%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+43%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+100%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-33%2004

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