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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 32 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 →
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 →
1979–2025Span
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 StarlingSturnidae2072025+136%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae742025+15%1981
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702025-60%1981
American RobinTurdidae632025+439%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025+64%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae482025+84%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382025-50%1981
House SparrowPasseridae372025-81%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae332025-71%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+47%1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025-17%1981
American CrowCorvidae232025-39%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+55%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222025+325%1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222025+113%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+80%1981
Wood ThrushTurdidae192025+12%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025-5%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+269%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+260%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae162025-53%1981
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+544%1983
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae142025-17%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+55%1981
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025-58%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-12%1981
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+230%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+160%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae112019+450%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-40%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+132%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025+81%1981
House FinchFringillidae92025+933%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+13%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025-33%1981
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+127%1982
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-29%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-64%1981
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+130%1982
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025-4%1981

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