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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Shannon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Shannon

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shannon 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1122024-47%1995
House SparrowPasseridae772024-59%1995
American RobinTurdidae522024-18%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402024+14%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae332024-17%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232024+433%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae202024+38%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024-82%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162024+4%1995
European StarlingSturnidae152024-83%1995
Great EgretArdeidae141993n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-28%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-36%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024+336%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024-21%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae102024+850%1998
American CrowCorvidae92024-49%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+53%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae62023-62%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62024-13%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-89%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-64%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52019+22%1998
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42024-85%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-62%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41994-64%1993
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+0%1997
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024-13%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-47%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024+20%2005
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+75%2017
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32018+25%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+40%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32019-73%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+17%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+13%1995
Blue JayCorvidae32024-72%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-71%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32016-87%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019+67%2002

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