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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

Indiana Dune Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Indiana Dune

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Indiana Dune 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562024+157%1995
American RobinTurdidae252024-25%1995
Herring GullLaridae172022+25%1996
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024-26%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-33%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae162023+136%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024-29%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024-36%1995
Ring-billed GullLaridae142024-86%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-46%1995
Forster's TernLaridae121994n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae112024+167%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024+450%1997
American CrowCorvidae92024-43%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae82018-17%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-56%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-30%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae82024+111%1999
Blue JayCorvidae72024-56%1995
House SparrowPasseridae72024-47%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024-13%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-31%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae62024+50%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-30%1996
Mute SwanAnatidae62018+300%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024-52%1995
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae52009-29%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-29%1995
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42024+125%1996
Hooded MerganserAnatidae42012n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32022-22%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-55%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32019-79%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+0%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae32023-53%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024-43%1995
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32024-68%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+0%2001
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32003+200%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae22024+180%1995

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