BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Sheffield Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.
120Species Recorded
54Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Sheffield
Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 160 | 2024 | +114% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 144 | 2024 | -14% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 138 | 2024 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 89 | 2024 | 26× | 1991 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 79 | 2024 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 74 | 2024 | +257% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 44 | 2024 | +67% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 40 | 2024 | +36% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 39 | 2024 | +62% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2024 | +131% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2024 | +444% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | +83% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +72% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 28 | 2024 | +650% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | -19% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 21 | 2024 | +110% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 21 | 2024 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 18 | 2024 | +644% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2024 | +629% | 2000 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | +106% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +600% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +23% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +60% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +400% | 1972 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2024 | -27% | 1986 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | +367% | 1969 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +267% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2024 | +450% | 1969 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 6 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2019 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2022 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +175% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +33% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.