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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Cumback Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2021Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Cumback

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cumback 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 SparrowPasseridae652021-85%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae542021-15%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342021+124%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332021-36%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae302021-65%1969
European StarlingSturnidae302021+19%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae282021+60%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae232021+357%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232021-79%1969
American CrowCorvidae222021-57%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222021+814%1969
American RobinTurdidae222021+76%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae172021-87%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162021+540%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae152021+39%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142021-45%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae142021-35%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142021-36%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102021+22%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102021+191%1969
Great EgretArdeidae102021n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae92021-70%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92021+24%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92021+525%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72021+140%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62021-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62021-65%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae62021+108%1969
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62021+114%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62021-67%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae62021-43%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae62019-9%1998
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52004-53%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52021+8%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52014+267%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52021+7%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52021+36%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae52021+400%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52017+50%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42021-41%1969

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