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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 24

Pulaski Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 54 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Pulaski

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

Species recorded on the Pulaski 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 BlackbirdIcteridae952025-60%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae812025+47%1972
American CrowCorvidae642025-17%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae582025+675%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae462025-52%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412025-5%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae402025+200%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae352025+4%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312025+280%2006
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+100%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292025+10%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272025+12%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272025+39%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae242025+750%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae212025+18%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae192025+420%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae172025-54%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+119%1972
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+115%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+200%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-54%1972
House SparrowPasseridae142025-88%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+900%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132025-50%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122025-6%1972
Great EgretArdeidae122025+36%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+48%1972
European StarlingSturnidae112025-69%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+967%1975
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae102025+267%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+825%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+218%1972
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92025+200%1995
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae82025+136%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+9%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-80%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025+475%1973
Blue JayCorvidae72025+17%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+129%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+42%1973

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