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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 25 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1052025-56%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae402025-44%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae322025-25%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282025-3%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae262025-24%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232025+5%2002
American RobinTurdidae222025-65%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae212025-45%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025-55%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae172025-34%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-32%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025-58%2002
European StarlingSturnidae132025-64%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025-71%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-13%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025-48%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-71%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-86%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025-50%2002
House SparrowPasseridae92025-52%2002
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+82%2002
Blue JayCorvidae82025-39%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-90%2002
MallardAnatidae72025+67%2002
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae72025+200%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-63%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+250%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025-60%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025-75%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-68%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-53%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+150%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025+33%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025-67%2002
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+67%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025-29%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-20%2002
American CrowCorvidae32025-74%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-85%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025-78%2002

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