BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23
Packertown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.
107Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1967–2004Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Indiana Packertown
Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 329 | 2004 | -12% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 190 | 2004 | -22% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 185 | 2004 | +21% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 123 | 2004 | +233% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 97 | 2004 | +247% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 63 | 2004 | +1% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 60 | 2004 | +288% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 58 | 2004 | +51% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 50 | 2004 | +39% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 46 | 2004 | 16× | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 42 | 2004 | -5% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 36 | 2004 | +140% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 33 | 2004 | +464% | 1974 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 32 | 2004 | +235% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 27 | 2004 | +71% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2004 | +81% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 2004 | +70% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2004 | +177% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 21 | 2004 | +73% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2004 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2004 | +117% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 18 | 2004 | +575% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2004 | +71% | 1991 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 16 | 2004 | +8% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2004 | +258% | 1969 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 16 | 2004 | +575% | 1972 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 15 | 2004 | +350% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 14 | 2004 | +156% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2004 | +236% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 14 | 2004 | +880% | 1973 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2004 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2004 | +62% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2004 | +78% | 1969 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1993 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2004 | +250% | 1975 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 9 | 2004 | +250% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2004 | +69% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2004 | +130% | 1969 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2004 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 6 | 2004 | -12% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.