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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Celestine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Celestine

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Celestine 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 StarlingSturnidae942024+112%1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae752024-63%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae732024+24%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae702024+101%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+66%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae522024-46%1981
American RobinTurdidae472024+409%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae382024+55%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+72%1981
American CrowCorvidae342024-10%1981
House SparrowPasseridae312024-78%1981
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+578%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae302024-8%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+288%1981
Purple MartinHirundinidae232024-37%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222024+77%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212024-18%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae212024+90%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-55%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+147%1981
House FinchFringillidae162024+900%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae152024-80%1981
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae152024+100%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132024-45%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024+33%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-36%1981
Blue JayCorvidae122024-13%1981
Field SparrowPasserellidae122024+8%1981
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+100%1982
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+250%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+167%1987
Canada GooseAnatidae112019+450%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024+69%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+260%1981
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024-4%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024+130%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+50%1981
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82024+183%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-71%1981
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+136%1982

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