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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Terre Haute Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Terre Haute

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Terre Haute 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 RobinTurdidae1562024+241%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1302024+69%1971
House SparrowPasseridae852024-42%1971
European StarlingSturnidae662024+141%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae622024+85%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae602024+313%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae502024+162%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae49202418×1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432024+305%1971
American CrowCorvidae362024+44%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae332024-45%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332024+52%1971
Ring-billed GullLaridae332013n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262024+39%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae252024-50%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222024-25%1971
Blue JayCorvidae202024-60%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae202024+178%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162024+133%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024+47%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+271%1973
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae142024+425%1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132024-59%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae132024+42%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024+100%1971
House FinchFringillidae112024+89%1991
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+29%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024+21%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+67%1979
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+44%1974
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024-45%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+100%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-17%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+233%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+150%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-32%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-76%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-67%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-90%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-61%1971

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