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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Friendswood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Friendswood

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Friendswood 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 BlackbirdIcteridae782024+11%1988
American RobinTurdidae772024+9%1988
European StarlingSturnidae752024+44%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae522024+132%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae432024-20%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024-14%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362024+64%1988
House SparrowPasseridae332024-65%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+513%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222024-19%1988
American CrowCorvidae202024+60%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae182024+620%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024-18%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-77%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+24%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024-19%1988
Gray CatbirdMimidae142024+30%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-26%1988
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+185%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+10%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+208%1991
House FinchFringillidae112024+29%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-26%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+17%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+200%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-10%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+42%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae72024-59%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+35%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae62024-35%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-68%1988
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024+56%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024+0%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+350%1988
BobolinkIcteridae62000+300%1995
MallardAnatidae62024+88%1995
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+250%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-75%1988
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024+15%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+21%1990

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