BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 22
Yale Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois Yale
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 155 | 2024 | +25% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 126 | 2024 | +80% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 74 | 2024 | -10% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 58 | 2024 | +133% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 54 | 2024 | +58% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2024 | +135% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 30 | 2024 | +16% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +106% | 1995 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +642% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 2024 | +230% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | +102% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | -80% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 16 | 2024 | +7% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -40% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +59% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2023 | -55% | 2004 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +71% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | +417% | 1995 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | +4% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +220% | 1995 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +250% | 1999 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +9% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -25% | 1997 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | -66% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | -8% | 1995 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +125% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +64% | 1998 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +57% | 1995 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2022 | -33% | 1997 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2023 | +20% | 1998 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | -26% | 1998 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2023 | +29% | 1996 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1997 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +43% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -25% | 1998 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.