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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

Columbia Cty Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
30Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Columbia Cty

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Columbia Cty 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
House SparrowPasseridae1132024-61%1983
American RobinTurdidae1052024+97%1983
European StarlingSturnidae962024+42%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae782024-55%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae422024+72%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024+55%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae212024+147%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212024+200%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+20%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-52%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162024+24%1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142024+200%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-58%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024-21%1983
American CrowCorvidae122024+5%1983
MallardAnatidae102024+400%1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024-35%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024-24%1983
Wood DuckAnatidae102024+192%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-74%1983
Purple MartinHirundinidae82022+175%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+92%1988
Blue JayCorvidae62024+19%1983
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+100%1985
American KestrelFalconidae52004+17%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae52022+100%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+217%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-32%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-63%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52023+80%1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+30%1983
House FinchFringillidae52024-5%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+22%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024+146%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-44%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-35%1983
BobolinkIcteridae42004+57%1985
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae41998+300%1991
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42004+67%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+300%2022

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