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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Portage Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

70Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2004Span
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Bird Species Found on Indiana Portage

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Portage 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae2212004-38%2001
American RobinTurdidae1142004+22%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae552004-18%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502004+32%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432004+58%2001
House SparrowPasseridae402004+92%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae40200420×2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae292004+33%2001
American CrowCorvidae292004-21%2001
European StarlingSturnidae242004-62%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222004-27%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae132004-36%2001
Gray CatbirdMimidae112004+86%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92004+4%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82004+27%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae82004-6%2001
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62004+100%2001
House FinchFringillidae62004+88%2001
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62004+500%2000
Canada GooseAnatidae52004+1%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae52003+50%2001
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52001n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42004+20%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42004-47%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42004-59%2001
Green HeronArdeidae32004+0%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32004+17%2001
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32000n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae32002+200%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32004+150%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae32004-43%2001
Wood DuckAnatidae22004-33%2000
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22004+67%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22004+150%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae22004-71%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22003+0%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22004+0%2001
Blue JayCorvidae22004-68%2001
BobolinkIcteridae22004+0%2000
Field SparrowPasserellidae22004+100%2000

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