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State · BBS 2026 Release · 1966–2025

Indiana Breeding Birds

178 species recorded across 69 survey routes, 1966 to 2025. 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 66× 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Northern Parula has surged in Indiana: up 22× 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 →

-88%

Game birds

3 species
-78%

Wetland birds

14 species
-69%

Grassland birds

13 species
-56%

Generalists

10 species
+5%

Forest birds

61 species
+45%

Aerial insectivores

18 species
+221%

Birds of prey

14 species
+499%

Shorebirds

3 species
+793%

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 +229%Broad-winged Hawk -70%Cooper's Hawk +100%Northern Harrier -76%Red-shouldered Hawk +488%Red-tailed Hawk +307%Sharp-shinned Hawk -66%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -33%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -52%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Blue-winged Teal -21%Canada Goose 13×Mallard +183%Mute Swan +323%Wood Duck +237%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -43%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -52%Black-crowned Night Heron -40%Great Blue Heron +179%Great Egret +15%Green Heron -55%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +466%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Chuck-will's-widow -85%Common Nighthawk -65%Eastern Whip-poor-will -86%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Blue Grosbeak 33×Dickcissel -59%Indigo Bunting -19%Northern Cardinal +38%Rose-breasted Grosbeak +488%Scarlet Tanager +113%Summer Tanager +43%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture +182%Turkey Vulture 16×

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer +510%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Eurasian Collared-Dove +99%Mourning Dove -18%Rock Pigeon -11%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +2%Blue Jay -2%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -81%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -76%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel +41%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -6%House Finch +998%

Cranes Gruidae

Sandhill Crane +527%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -77%Barn Swallow +49%Cliff Swallow 66×Northern Rough-winged Swallow +81%Purple Martin +76%Tree Swallow +781%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole +137%Bobolink -95%Brown-headed Cowbird +3%Common Grackle -60%Eastern Meadowlark -70%Orchard Oriole +66%Red-winged Blackbird -60%Western Meadowlark -98%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -59%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -45%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Herring Gull +142%Ring-billed Gull +410%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -50%Gray Catbird +33%Northern Mockingbird -18%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -86%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey +4%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +99%Carolina Chickadee +86%Tufted Titmouse -0%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +284%Black-and-white Warbler -55%Black-throated Green Warbler +235%Blue-winged Warbler -1%Cerulean Warbler -56%Chestnut-sided Warbler -10%Common Yellowthroat +33%Hooded Warbler +520%Kentucky Warbler +122%Louisiana Waterthrush +134%Northern Parula 22×Ovenbird 14×Pine Warbler +380%Prairie Warbler -6%Prothonotary Warbler -9%Worm-eating Warbler +201%Yellow Warbler +93%Yellow-throated Warbler +441%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow +302%Eastern Towhee +57%Field Sparrow -57%Grasshopper Sparrow -95%Henslow's Sparrow -73%Lark Sparrow -22%Savannah Sparrow -75%Song Sparrow -11%Swamp Sparrow -67%Vesper Sparrow -90%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -80%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant -59%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -90%Wild Turkey 35×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker +40%Hairy Woodpecker +48%Pileated Woodpecker +171%Red-bellied Woodpecker +90%Red-headed Woodpecker -35%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe -82%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +119%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

American Coot -92%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -31%Spotted Sandpiper -56%Upland Sandpiper -55%

Nuthatches Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch +492%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +56%Eastern Screech-Owl -66%Great Horned Owl -54%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling +0%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird -25%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren +102%Marsh Wren -81%Northern House Wren +145%Sedge Wren -68%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +122%Eastern Bluebird +15%Veery -7%Wood Thrush +68%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +113%Alder Flycatcher -53%Eastern Kingbird +4%Eastern Phoebe +163%Eastern Wood-Pewee +68%Great Crested Flycatcher -15%Least Flycatcher -88%Willow Flycatcher -15%

Vireos Vireonidae

Bell's Vireo +196%Red-eyed Vireo +133%Warbling Vireo +89%White-eyed Vireo +32%Yellow-throated Vireo +71%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14.