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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 42 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
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 StarlingSturnidae832025+32%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae792025+44%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae672025-3%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae582025-2%1984
American RobinTurdidae572025+34%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552025+8%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae472025+64%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae442025+306%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae432025-50%1984
American CrowCorvidae362025+32%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+53%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae332025+613%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025+414%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+17%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae282025-38%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252025-4%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242025+7%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025+22%1984
Blue JayCorvidae202025+66%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae192025+4%1984
House SparrowPasseridae182025-78%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-28%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-73%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae162025-54%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+300%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+20%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+41%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025+29%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+80%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+20%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025-50%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+43%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-75%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025-27%1984
House FinchFringillidae92025+100%1991
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025-67%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+17%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+43%1984
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+480%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-80%1984

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