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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Kokomo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
30Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Kokomo

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kokomo 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
European StarlingSturnidae2282024-46%1995
House SparrowPasseridae1162024-56%1995
American RobinTurdidae672024-32%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae392024-49%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362024-59%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae292024-30%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae282017+27%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae222024+85%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-38%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+436%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202024+210%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172024+73%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+132%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132024-28%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024+73%1995
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023+120%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+75%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-7%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+100%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024+75%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-45%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+50%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+50%1998
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024+100%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+167%2010
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae42021+133%2006
House FinchFringillidae32024-37%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32022+50%1995
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32021-33%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024+40%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021-8%2007
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22022+0%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22024+0%1995
American CrowCorvidae22024-81%1995
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22024-43%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae22024+120%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae22023-50%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22024+33%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022+25%2003
Green HeronArdeidae12021+0%2016

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