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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Evansville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 49 survey years, no longer active.

97Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2022Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Evansville

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Evansville 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 StarlingSturnidae1042022+103%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522022-1%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae432022-30%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402022-74%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372022-28%1968
American RobinTurdidae292022+202%1968
American CrowCorvidae282022-22%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282022+111%1968
House FinchFringillidae272019+167%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae182022-74%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172022+40%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae142019-37%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142022+12%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132022+325%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae102022+131%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae92022+169%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92022+100%1968
American KestrelFalconidae72022+17%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72019+95%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72019-31%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72022+500%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae62019+400%1989
Blue JayCorvidae52022-11%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae52022-69%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52022-63%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae52022-9%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42022-90%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae42022-93%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae42022+83%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae42019+267%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42022+175%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42022+18%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42022-55%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022-38%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32014-63%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae32022-80%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32022-95%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32022-51%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae32019-50%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32022-17%1974

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