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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Azalia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Azalia

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Azalia 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025-1%1984
American RobinTurdidae442025-21%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025-44%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362025-57%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae312025+35%1984
European StarlingSturnidae292025-72%1984
House SparrowPasseridae252025-90%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025-21%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025+26%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+25%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025-73%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025-40%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025-33%1984
American CrowCorvidae162025-59%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae162025-64%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae152025-61%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025-23%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-5%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025-3%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122025+208%1984
Blue JayCorvidae112025+19%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-89%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+68%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-46%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+314%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+100%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+133%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+7%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-21%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025-6%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+43%1985
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+400%1992
House FinchFringillidae72025-13%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+50%1984
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+31%1984
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+200%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-53%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+123%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-4%1984
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52013+133%1991

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.