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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 22 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
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.
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 BlackbirdIcteridae652025-26%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae60202517×2003
DickcisselCardinalidae442025+242%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae43202518×2002
American RobinTurdidae422025-21%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+21%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-62%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae272025+30%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025+122%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-15%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025+200%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182025+200%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-22%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+53%2002
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae162025+175%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae152025+68%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+350%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+37%2002
American CrowCorvidae122025-56%2002
House SparrowPasseridae122025-4%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+13%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+367%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+77%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+300%2004
European StarlingSturnidae82025-48%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+64%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-83%2002
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+171%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+20%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-33%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-33%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+29%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-32%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-27%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+7%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+22%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+157%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025-30%2002
Blue JayCorvidae32025-42%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025-41%2005

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