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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Crown Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Crown Point

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crown Point 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722025+22%2001
American RobinTurdidae632025-26%2001
European StarlingSturnidae572025+6%2001
House SparrowPasseridae462025+298%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae222025-38%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+53%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025+33%2001
American CrowCorvidae132025-17%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae122022+150%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-80%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae102023-57%2013
Ring-billed GullLaridae92019+133%2001
Blue JayCorvidae82025-16%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+0%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-63%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-50%2001
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-6%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025+0%2011
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+20%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+75%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-78%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+6%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-56%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-50%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-53%2014
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32001-25%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-83%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+60%2011
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025-48%2001
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32024+83%2015
Wood DuckAnatidae32016n/an/a
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22011+0%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+0%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-17%2001
House FinchFringillidae22025-12%2001
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22000n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae22025+0%2011
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22023-20%2012
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22025+67%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae22025-62%2011

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