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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 20 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
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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 StarlingSturnidae1452025-22%2007
House SparrowPasseridae1332025-14%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae972025-56%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae512025-8%2007
American RobinTurdidae502025-46%2007
American CrowCorvidae372025+16%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae342025+34%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025-33%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae312025-12%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025-5%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae262025-70%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262025-6%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232025+0%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae222025+32%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae202025-29%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae172025-21%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025+3%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae132025-25%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-61%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132025+136%2013
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025-64%2007
Warbling VireoVireonidae122025-27%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+3%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-40%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-56%2007
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025-15%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-61%2007
BobolinkIcteridae82025+40%2007
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-37%2007
Mute SwanAnatidae82025+6%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-26%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-38%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-69%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-41%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+7%2007
MallardAnatidae52025-76%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-61%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+63%2007
House FinchFringillidae52025-33%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+43%2007

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