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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Indian Spgs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
1982–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Indian Spgs

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Indian Spgs 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 StarlingSturnidae1402025+227%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae722025+792%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae662025-5%1984
American RobinTurdidae472025+4%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae462025-8%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae452025+925%1986
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+20%1984
American CrowCorvidae332025+3%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae332025+203%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312025-29%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae302025+155%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae302025+300%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae282025-19%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae282025+36%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae282025+183%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282025+60%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232025-57%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025+23%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025+31%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025+586%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182025+325%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025-7%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172025+160%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025+100%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae152025+300%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae152025-92%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025+229%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+355%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025+7%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae132025+617%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae132025-35%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+375%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-62%1984
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+380%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-34%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+233%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+107%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+325%1984
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae102025+60%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+200%1992

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