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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Streator Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Streator

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Streator 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2742024+304%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae1222024-8%1974
American RobinTurdidae1012024+355%1974
House SparrowPasseridae672024-38%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae45202411×1974
Canada GooseAnatidae412024+248%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae39202411×1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae38202431×1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae322024+90%1975
European StarlingSturnidae292024+39%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024+200%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202024+13%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae172024+563%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112024-77%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae11202412×1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+367%1974
American CrowCorvidae102024-74%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102024+350%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-63%1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72024+600%1978
House FinchFringillidae62023-47%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024-80%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-30%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+58%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-59%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+17%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+200%1981
Wood DuckAnatidae42022+150%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+50%2013
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42022+100%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024+0%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+67%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22024-84%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+133%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024-29%1974
MallardAnatidae22022-36%1982
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+100%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22013+50%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024+33%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae21982+100%1974

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