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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Sherrard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Sherrard

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sherrard 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1882025+39%1995
American RobinTurdidae1202025+158%1995
House SparrowPasseridae532025+196%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025+80%1995
American CrowCorvidae322025-41%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025+30%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025+100%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae292025+152%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252025+71%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025+390%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae232025+594%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae23202513×2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+211%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae222024+538%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025+285%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202025+336%1995
European StarlingSturnidae192025+8%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+167%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+339%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-10%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025+35%1995
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae142025+967%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+100%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+167%2007
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102025-84%1995
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102025+42%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+225%2000
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+100%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+0%1996
Blue JayCorvidae72025+0%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025-8%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+0%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025+100%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+100%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+220%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-56%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+100%2001
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+133%2013
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-57%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+217%2009

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