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BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22

Waynesville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Illinois Waynesville

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waynesville 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 BlackbirdIcteridae862022-29%2003
American RobinTurdidae382022-40%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262022+5%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae242022+97%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae232022+42%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae222022+26%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172022-4%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152022-55%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae132022-73%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112022-50%2004
American CrowCorvidae92022-15%2003
European StarlingSturnidae92022-81%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92022-24%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82022+30%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72022+17%2003
House SparrowPasseridae72022-90%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae62022-57%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52022-44%2003
MallardAnatidae42013+125%2005
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42022+106%2003
House FinchFringillidae42021-40%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-50%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae42021+50%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42022+175%2004
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42018+20%2008
Field SparrowPasserellidae42022+300%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae32021-25%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32021+100%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32022+100%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022+5%2003
American KestrelFalconidae22022-10%2003
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22022-52%2003
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22021+0%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae22022+67%2004
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22022+25%2004
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22012-50%2004
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22021+0%2005
Wood DuckAnatidae22022+50%2005
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22018+33%2005
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22019-29%2007

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