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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Terre Haute Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Terre Haute

Top 40 of 110 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 RobinTurdidae1582025+308%1971
House SparrowPasseridae1482025-18%1971
European StarlingSturnidae1402025+111%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1092025+58%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482025+179%1971
Ring-billed GullLaridae332013n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae322025-47%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae322025+267%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae32202518×1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+53%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+341%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+3%1971
American CrowCorvidae262025+87%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae252025-47%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252025+109%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252025+325%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212025+514%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025+50%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae172025+211%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+338%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025-39%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae152025+74%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+211%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+144%1979
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102025-40%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-51%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+57%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024+21%1971
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasseridae92025+575%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+217%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+33%1974
Blue JayCorvidae82025-52%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+133%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-47%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+60%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+32%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+400%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-32%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+100%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-93%1971

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