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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Indiana Breeding Birds

176 species recorded across 69 survey routes, 1966 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Indiana Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Western Meadowlark has collapsed in Indiana: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Cliff Swallow has surged in Indiana: up 53× on the route-weighted index since 1975.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Grasshopper Sparrow has collapsed in Indiana: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Blue Grosbeak has surged in Indiana: up 33× on the route-weighted index since 1973.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Bobolink has collapsed in Indiana: down 95% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Northern Parula has surged in Indiana: up 23× on the route-weighted index since 1976.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in IndianaGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-90%

Game birds

3 species
-76%

Wetland birds

13 species
-67%

Grassland birds

13 species
-58%

Generalists

10 species
+4%

Forest birds

61 species
+34%

Aerial insectivores

18 species
+255%

Birds of prey

13 species
+437%

Shorebirds

3 species
+890%

Waterfowl

5 species

Indiana Bird Survey Routes

Browse Indiana Birds By FamilyTrendPercent 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 →

Each species links to its trend in Indiana.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Bald Eagle +247%Broad-winged Hawk -72%Cooper's Hawk +110%Northern Harrier -65%Red-shouldered Hawk +436%Red-tailed Hawk +339%Sharp-shinned Hawk -66%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -35%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -54%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Blue-winged Teal -21%Canada Goose 17×Mallard +209%Mute Swan +176%Wood Duck +191%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -48%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

Black-crowned Night Heron -40%Great Blue Heron +229%Great Egret -19%Green Heron -66%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +452%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Chuck-will's-widow -85%Common Nighthawk -53%Eastern Whip-poor-will -86%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Blue Grosbeak 33×Dickcissel -56%Indigo Bunting -22%Northern Cardinal +37%Rose-breasted Grosbeak +353%Scarlet Tanager +96%Summer Tanager +27%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture +346%Turkey Vulture 16×

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer +466%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Eurasian Collared-Dove +67%Mourning Dove -18%Rock Pigeon -10%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +8%Blue Jay +3%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -85%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -78%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel +35%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -8%House Finch +979%

Cranes Gruidae

Sandhill Crane +313%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -82%Barn Swallow +40%Cliff Swallow 53×Northern Rough-winged Swallow +53%Purple Martin +38%Tree Swallow +699%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole +166%Bobolink -95%Brown-headed Cowbird +8%Common Grackle -62%Eastern Meadowlark -71%Orchard Oriole +69%Red-winged Blackbird -59%Western Meadowlark -98%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -61%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -45%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Herring Gull +142%Ring-billed Gull +310%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -49%Gray Catbird +28%Northern Mockingbird -29%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -87%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +56%Carolina Chickadee +85%Tufted Titmouse -5%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +369%Black-and-white Warbler -57%Black-throated Green Warbler +321%Blue-winged Warbler -18%Cerulean Warbler -55%Chestnut-sided Warbler -21%Common Yellowthroat +32%Hooded Warbler +548%Kentucky Warbler +100%Louisiana Waterthrush +144%Northern Parula 23×Ovenbird +983%Pine Warbler +253%Prairie Warbler -14%Prothonotary Warbler +33%Worm-eating Warbler +90%Yellow Warbler +96%Yellow-throated Warbler +438%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow +308%Eastern Towhee +66%Field Sparrow -55%Grasshopper Sparrow -95%Henslow's Sparrow -73%Lark Sparrow -38%Savannah Sparrow -77%Song Sparrow -13%Swamp Sparrow -72%Vesper Sparrow -88%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -80%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -67%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -91%Wild Turkey 30×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker +47%Hairy Woodpecker +49%Pileated Woodpecker +176%Red-bellied Woodpecker +86%Red-headed Woodpecker -44%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe -82%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +96%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot -92%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -31%Spotted Sandpiper -56%Upland Sandpiper -65%

Nuthatches Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch +493%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +53%Eastern Screech-Owl -66%Great Horned Owl -17%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -7%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird -23%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren +85%Marsh Wren -82%Northern House Wren +170%Sedge Wren -71%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +124%Eastern Bluebird +14%Veery -21%Wood Thrush +60%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +113%Alder Flycatcher -53%Eastern Kingbird -2%Eastern Phoebe +128%Eastern Wood-Pewee +62%Great Crested Flycatcher -21%Least Flycatcher -75%Willow Flycatcher -10%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo +255%Red-eyed Vireo +144%Warbling Vireo +95%White-eyed Vireo +26%Yellow-throated Vireo +53%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.