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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Belmont Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Belmont

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Belmont 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae782024+237%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae502024+152%1983
American RobinTurdidae372024-1%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362024+110%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae252024-58%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae242024+97%1983
American CrowCorvidae212024-28%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+68%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024+360%1985
European StarlingSturnidae202024+21%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae202024+59%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024+239%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+123%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024-66%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024+50%1983
Blue JayCorvidae162024+104%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152021+300%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+83%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae142024+300%1983
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142024+56%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-7%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+63%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+214%1984
Hooded WarblerParulidae102024+120%1985
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+227%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+100%1983
Kentucky WarblerParulidae92024-22%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024-52%1983
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82024+280%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+85%1997
OvenbirdParulidae72024+25%1983
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62024+267%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-81%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024-71%1983
House SparrowPasseridae52024-71%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+7%1983
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae42024+33%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae42001-60%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae42023+109%1991
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+200%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.