BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22
Gary Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.
93Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1980–1999Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Indiana Gary
Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 215 | 1999 | 33× | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 188 | 1999 | +27% | 1982 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 169 | 1999 | +131% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 75 | 1999 | -60% | 1982 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 74 | 1999 | +2% | 1982 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 71 | 1999 | +34% | 1982 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 60 | 1999 | +208% | 1982 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 39 | 1999 | +264% | 1982 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 1999 | +143% | 1982 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 15 | 1999 | -10% | 1982 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 12 | 1999 | +46% | 1982 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 1994 | +14% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1999 | +30% | 1982 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1999 | -44% | 1982 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1998 | +44% | 1982 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1999 | -30% | 1982 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 1999 | -17% | 1983 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 1999 | -23% | 1982 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 1999 | -43% | 1982 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 1999 | -63% | 1982 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 1999 | +0% | 1984 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1995 | +27% | 1982 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 1999 | -66% | 1982 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 1999 | -47% | 1982 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1999 | +83% | 1989 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 1994 | +83% | 1982 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1984 | -38% | 1981 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 3 | 1981 | -50% | 1980 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1994 | +50% | 1982 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1999 | -17% | 1982 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1994 | -36% | 1982 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1998 | -61% | 1982 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1999 | +28% | 1989 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1998 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 1999 | +33% | 1995 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 2 | 1984 | -90% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 1983 | +0% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 1999 | -77% | 1982 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.