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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Cumback Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Cumback

Top 40 of 114 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
European StarlingSturnidae1422025+54%1969
American RobinTurdidae532025+135%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae522025-76%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025-29%1969
House SparrowPasseridae392025-83%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372025-26%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae312025-23%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312025+120%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-65%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae282025+68%1969
American CrowCorvidae272025-46%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+63%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+814%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025-16%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-23%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025+70%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-85%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162025+121%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122025+37%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-30%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae102025-3%1969
Great EgretArdeidae102021n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+350%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-30%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+150%1986
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+92%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025-31%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72025-24%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-78%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+21%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-48%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62021-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62025-55%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-88%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62021-67%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-54%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae62019-9%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+17%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52014+267%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+136%1969

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