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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

New Castle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana New Castle

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Castle 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1272024+147%2016
House SparrowPasseridae752024+42%2016
American RobinTurdidae632024+76%2016
European StarlingSturnidae572024+61%2016
Field SparrowPasserellidae452024+194%2016
Song SparrowPasserellidae432024+41%2016
American CrowCorvidae322024+54%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322024+17%2016
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232024+182%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024+127%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+363%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024-21%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024-23%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+71%2016
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172024-17%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024+18%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172024-34%2019
Blue JayCorvidae152024+273%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae142024+84%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+514%2016
Canada GooseAnatidae122022+300%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024-20%2016
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+142%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024+36%2019
House FinchFringillidae62022+43%2016
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-61%2016
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+122%2018
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+60%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+114%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024+140%2016
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-25%2018
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+0%2018
Wood DuckAnatidae42019n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024-70%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-76%2016
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32023+100%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024+17%2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+250%2021
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024-22%2018
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+29%2018

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