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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Cross Plains Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Indiana Cross Plains

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cross Plains 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1362024+4%2001
European StarlingSturnidae752024-34%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae502024-23%2001
American CrowCorvidae322024+88%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae292024+306%2001
American RobinTurdidae292024+11%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+15%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024+18%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024+15%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae22202213×2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024+23%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024+6%2001
Wood ThrushTurdidae162024+100%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae162024+133%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024-16%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132024-18%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae112024-41%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-43%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+74%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024-46%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024+47%2001
Kentucky WarblerParulidae102024+150%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024-21%2001
Blue JayCorvidae92024-10%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-55%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+42%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+73%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-49%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-54%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+55%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024-6%2002
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+163%2001
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+18%2001
House SparrowPasseridae52024-78%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+78%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+117%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae42021-57%2003
American KestrelFalconidae42024+75%2005
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+167%2013
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32018+25%2004

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