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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Berne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Berne

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Berne 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
European StarlingSturnidae1462025-29%1968
House SparrowPasseridae892025-78%1968
American RobinTurdidae632025+282%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025+25%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae392025+425%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302025-82%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae232025+578%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae16202517×1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025-27%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-6%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+110%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025-75%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+92%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+53%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-76%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025+19%1968
House FinchFringillidae82025-35%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+21%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+35%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025+175%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+100%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+46%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+140%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+17%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+200%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32023+40%1977
Blue JayCorvidae32025-31%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-30%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025+300%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32018+17%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae32018+100%1983
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+50%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22013-95%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-72%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+60%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae22025-47%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae22025-36%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae22025-50%1968
American KestrelFalconidae22023+33%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+75%1976

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