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 Recorded
40Years Surveyed
1966–2021Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Indiana Cumback
Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 65 | 2021 | -85% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 54 | 2021 | -15% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 34 | 2021 | +124% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2021 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2021 | -65% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 30 | 2021 | +19% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 2021 | +60% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 23 | 2021 | +357% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2021 | -79% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 22 | 2021 | -57% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2021 | +814% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 22 | 2021 | +76% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2021 | -87% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2021 | +540% | 1985 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 15 | 2021 | +39% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2021 | -45% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2021 | -35% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 14 | 2021 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2021 | +22% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2021 | +191% | 1969 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 10 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2021 | -70% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2021 | +24% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2021 | +525% | 1970 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2021 | +140% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2021 | -69% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2021 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2021 | +108% | 1969 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2021 | +114% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2021 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 2021 | -43% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2019 | -9% | 1998 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2004 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2021 | +8% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2014 | +267% | 1970 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2021 | +7% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2021 | +36% | 1969 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2021 | +400% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2017 | +50% | 1986 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2021 | -41% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.