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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Wayne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
57Years 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 Wayne

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wayne 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
European StarlingSturnidae1872025+111%1968
House SparrowPasseridae1772025+46%1968
American RobinTurdidae1602025+338%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1112025+98%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532025+610%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae52202518×1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025+191%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae442025+305%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432025+404%1968
House FinchFringillidae422025+318%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025-15%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025+194%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae262024+210%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+340%1968
Blue JayCorvidae232025+97%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae192025+546%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172025+350%1988
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025+169%1968
MallardAnatidae14202513×1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132025+860%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+66%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-22%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+400%1991
Great EgretArdeidae72025+86%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-91%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+633%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025+13%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+733%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+31%1968
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52025-50%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+217%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+41%1974
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+171%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-91%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+10%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+117%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42025+29%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-25%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae32023-29%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+133%2000

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