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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Galveston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Galveston

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Galveston 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 StarlingSturnidae1912025+43%1983
American RobinTurdidae782025+20%1983
House SparrowPasseridae612025-64%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025+0%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae392025-38%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae332025+304%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025+25%1983
American CrowCorvidae242025-50%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242025-69%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025-20%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-61%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222025+35%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae202025+308%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025-6%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-57%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+183%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-59%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-65%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025-6%1983
House FinchFringillidae102025+8%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-56%1983
Blue JayCorvidae92025-19%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-83%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-45%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82022+200%2004
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+233%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-66%1983
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+125%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae62022+30%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025-59%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-30%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-41%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025-64%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+500%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+333%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+0%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025-15%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+11%1985
Wood DuckAnatidae32019-65%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-61%1983

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