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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.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.

Species recorded on the Packertown route.

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.