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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Sherburnvill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Sherburnvill

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sherburnvill 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
American RobinTurdidae832023+118%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732023-25%1969
House SparrowPasseridae532023-84%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae372023+234%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282023+622%1969
European StarlingSturnidae252023-75%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae222023+14%1996
American CrowCorvidae212023-26%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae212023-85%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182023+611%1970
MallardAnatidae172022+243%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae172023+354%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152023-70%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142023-69%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae142023+40%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae122023-69%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122023+311%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92023-63%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023+5%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82023+367%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae82023+600%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae52023-78%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52023-13%1969
BobolinkIcteridae42012-86%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42023+571%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42023+200%2011
Ring-billed GullLaridae42023+3%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae32022+57%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-29%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32019-17%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae32023+125%1969
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae31974+200%1967
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32023+100%1987
Wood DuckAnatidae32023+0%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32016n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32023+50%2022
Rock PigeonColumbidae22019-10%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22023-67%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae22023-95%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22013-94%1969

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