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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

Kewanna Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Kewanna

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kewanna 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 BlackbirdIcteridae762022+5%1984
American RobinTurdidae632022-2%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae462022-12%1984
House SparrowPasseridae412022-82%1984
European StarlingSturnidae362022-12%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302022+102%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae232022-56%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae232022-45%1984
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae222022-28%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222022+13%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae202022+78%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae192022-75%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152022-2%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae152022+600%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132022-53%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae122022+11%1984
House FinchFringillidae122022+106%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102022-58%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82022-81%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72021+267%1993
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72021+500%2009
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62022-52%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae62022-80%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52022-22%1984
American CrowCorvidae52022-78%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52022-66%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae52022-26%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42022-47%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42021+22%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae42022-81%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae42022-33%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+100%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32016-20%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32022-65%1984
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32019+50%1995
Blue JayCorvidae32022-48%1984
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32018+0%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32022+0%1996
MallardAnatidae22017-71%1988
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae22007+33%1997

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