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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Kankakee Sands Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Kankakee Sands

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kankakee Sands 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1112024-56%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae652024-32%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae292024-63%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae282024-27%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272024-11%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae212024-26%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024-47%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae172024-53%2002
American RobinTurdidae162024-72%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152024-26%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-58%2002
American CrowCorvidae132024-74%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae122024+300%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024-61%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102024-46%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024-66%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024-89%2002
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+46%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+150%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+167%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-57%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-89%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-33%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-71%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-60%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae42022-81%2004
MallardAnatidae32022+56%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-71%2002
Blue JayCorvidae32024-65%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32024+67%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024-74%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32009-50%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-71%2002
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae32024+250%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024-46%2005
Sandhill CraneGruidae32024+133%2011
Least BitternArdeidae32011n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22008+0%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae22016-79%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-20%2002

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