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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 32 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae632025+180%1995
American RobinTurdidae282025-21%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252025-15%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025-15%1995
Herring GullLaridae172022+25%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae142025-31%1995
Forster's TernLaridae121994n/an/a
Sandhill CraneGruidae122025+200%2015
Ring-billed GullLaridae112025-84%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-22%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-47%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-22%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae82018-17%2001
American CrowCorvidae82025-55%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-30%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae82024+111%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae72025+5%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+350%1997
European StarlingSturnidae62025+250%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-58%1995
House SparrowPasseridae62025-21%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025+120%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+50%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+30%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-13%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-29%1995
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae52009-29%1997
House FinchFringillidae42025+17%1995
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-40%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-77%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-49%1995
American RedstartParulidae42025-68%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025-32%1995
Wood DuckAnatidae42025+107%1999
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae42024+125%1996
Hooded MerganserAnatidae42012n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32022-22%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-55%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32019-79%1995
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-8%1995

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