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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 72 | 2024 | -32% | 2002 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 45 | 2024 | -41% | 2002 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 44 | 2024 | +208% | 2002 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | +167% | 2002 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 38 | 2024 | -22% | 2002 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2024 | +10% | 2002 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | -6% | 2002 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 19 | 2024 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +45% | 2002 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 14 | 2024 | +33% | 2002 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | +133% | 2003 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | -67% | 2002 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +114% | 2002 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2024 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2024 | +620% | 2003 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +171% | 2003 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +171% | 2002 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2024 | 21× | 2002 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +39% | 2002 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +383% | 2003 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +20% | 2002 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +186% | 2006 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2024 | +61% | 2004 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +11% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -39% | 2002 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -72% | 2002 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -29% | 2002 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2022 | +350% | 2002 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -38% | 2002 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | -25% | 2002 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +36% | 2002 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -48% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -21% | 2006 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | -74% | 2006 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -36% | 2003 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +133% | 2004 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +240% | 2004 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | +43% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 2004 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.