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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Indian Spgs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
1982–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Indian Spgs

Top 40 of 109 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 StarlingSturnidae1582024+198%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae882024-4%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae522024-12%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472024-7%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+32%1984
American CrowCorvidae372024+8%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312024+608%1999
Song SparrowPasserellidae292024+209%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024+36%1984
American RobinTurdidae292024-8%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252024+119%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242024+283%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232024-4%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae222024+29%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024+240%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae212024+290%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae202024+135%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae192024-13%1984
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae192024+360%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182024+364%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae172024+457%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae172024+193%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024+11%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152024-56%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152024+717%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142024-69%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142024+13%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142024+300%1984
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae142024+250%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132024+80%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+9%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024-37%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024+120%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-91%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122024+900%1986
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+375%1985
Blue JayCorvidae112024+52%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-47%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+225%1984
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+25%1984

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