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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

New Phila Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana New Phila

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Phila 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 StarlingSturnidae1542024+62%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae852024+51%1984
American RobinTurdidae622024+33%1984
American CrowCorvidae562024+43%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562024+2%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae552024+54%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae552024-6%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452024-54%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382024-3%1984
Blue JayCorvidae322024+82%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-59%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272024+20%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252024-21%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222024+26%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae222024+0%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024+9%1984
House SparrowPasseridae192024-79%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae192024+300%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+292%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024-28%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024-49%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+44%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024-22%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152024+110%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae152024+4%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132024-68%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024+300%1984
House FinchFringillidae132024+83%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-13%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-9%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae122024-50%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024+56%1984
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+520%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae112024+88%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024+15%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+10%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024-67%1984
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72024-61%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+50%1984
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+15%1984

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