BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22
Crown Point Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
84Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1999–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Indiana Crown Point
Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 75 | 2024 | +27% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 53 | 2024 | -31% | 2001 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 51 | 2024 | +300% | 2001 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2024 | -16% | 2001 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | +29% | 2001 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | +41% | 2001 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2024 | -44% | 2001 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | -13% | 2001 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2022 | +150% | 2001 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2023 | -57% | 2013 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | -46% | 2001 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 9 | 2019 | +133% | 2001 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | -67% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -77% | 2001 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | -16% | 2001 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 2001 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -11% | 2001 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -84% | 2001 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | -31% | 2001 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 2013 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2024 | -8% | 2011 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2024 | -92% | 2001 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2001 | -25% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2021 | +67% | 2011 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -82% | 2001 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +20% | 2013 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2019 | -17% | 2011 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2024 | +83% | 2015 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +10% | 2011 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2011 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2013 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2001 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2022 | -12% | 2001 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | -20% | 2012 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 2023 | +50% | 2001 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.