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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

Packertown 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Indiana Packertown 2

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Packertown 2 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 StarlingSturnidae1462024-16%2007
House SparrowPasseridae1382024-9%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1082024-50%2007
American RobinTurdidae562024-38%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024-8%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae462024+11%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302024-29%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae262024-3%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae252024-74%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae242024-14%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae232024-21%2007
American CrowCorvidae232024+0%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222024-8%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202024-56%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae192024-24%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024-10%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae162024-26%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae152024-11%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae132024-15%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-46%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024-8%2007
Blue JayCorvidae102024-6%2007
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102024-6%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-46%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-38%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024-3%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024-24%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-58%2007
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024-7%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024-67%2007
BobolinkIcteridae72024+60%2007
House FinchFringillidae62024-52%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-46%2007
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-29%2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-79%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-57%2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019+0%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+71%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024-61%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+88%2007

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