BBS Route · Illinois · BCR 24
York Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1993–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Illinois York
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 263 | 2024 | +91% | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 137 | 2024 | +207% | 1995 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 112 | 2024 | +295% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 88 | 2024 | +94% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 65 | 2024 | +30% | 1995 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 58 | 2024 | +127% | 1995 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2024 | 17× | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 45 | 2024 | +276% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2024 | +55% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 44 | 2024 | +555% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 36 | 2024 | +159% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 35 | 2024 | +82% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 34 | 2024 | +216% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 33 | 2024 | +126% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 32 | 2024 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | +8% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 29 | 2024 | +410% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 2024 | +196% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 24 | 2024 | +688% | 1996 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 21 | 2023 | +192% | 2003 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 2024 | +138% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +131% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +386% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | +115% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2024 | +583% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +575% | 2000 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 15 | 2024 | +120% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2024 | +69% | 1995 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +200% | 1995 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +625% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +19% | 1995 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2024 | +74% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 11 | 2024 | +900% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2024 | +150% | 1995 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +182% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +238% | 2019 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2021 | +400% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +600% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +350% | 2005 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2024 | +7% | 2019 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.