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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Galveston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Galveston

Top 40 of 105 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 StarlingSturnidae2172024+2%1983
American RobinTurdidae1152024+16%1983
House SparrowPasseridae692024-68%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae552024+250%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024-60%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024-15%1983
American CrowCorvidae332024-57%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae332024-39%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024-23%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322024+7%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae272024+150%1986
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212024+49%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae182024-41%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+10%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024-66%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024-6%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024-52%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-49%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-73%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024-17%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-75%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82022+200%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+367%1986
House FinchFringillidae82024-12%1990
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024+233%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024-15%1983
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72022+175%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+57%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024-67%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae62022+30%1993
Blue JayCorvidae52024-33%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52024-77%1983
American KestrelFalconidae52024+167%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-61%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-20%1983
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42022+100%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-27%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-23%1984
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+150%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae32019-65%1984

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