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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.
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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae3292004-12%1969
House SparrowPasseridae1902004-22%1969
European StarlingSturnidae1852004+21%1969
American RobinTurdidae1232004+233%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae972004+247%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae632004+1%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae602004+288%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae582004+51%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae502004+39%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae46200416×1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae422004-5%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae362004+140%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae332004+464%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae322004+235%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae272004+71%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252004+81%1969
American CrowCorvidae232004+70%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222004+177%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae212004+73%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae202004-8%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae192004+117%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182004+575%1976
House FinchFringillidae172004+71%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae162004+8%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae162004+258%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae162004+575%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae152004+350%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142004+156%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142004+236%1969
MallardAnatidae142004+880%1973
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132004+0%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae122004+62%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112004+78%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae111993-39%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae102004+250%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae92004+250%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82004+69%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae72004+130%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62004+0%1969
BobolinkIcteridae62004-12%1969

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