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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 47 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1932025+265%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae1332025+4%1974
American RobinTurdidae1142025+374%1974
House SparrowPasseridae1012025-20%1974
European StarlingSturnidae682025+57%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae362025+958%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32202528×1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+192%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232025+6%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22202512×1975
KilldeerCharadriidae202025+563%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae18202514×1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142025+450%1974
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132025+700%1978
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae122025-72%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102024+350%1990
American CrowCorvidae92025-64%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+75%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-69%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+95%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+0%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024+17%1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+167%1978
Wood DuckAnatidae42022+150%2016
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42022+100%2012
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-79%1974
Blue JayCorvidae32025+167%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-35%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-14%1974
MallardAnatidae32025-18%1982
House FinchFringillidae32025-35%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+83%2013
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-43%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-86%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+67%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22013+50%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024+33%2006
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025+133%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae21982+100%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22022+25%1981

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