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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Rensselaer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Rensselaer

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rensselaer 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1502025+38%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae912025-9%2004
European StarlingSturnidae722025-32%2004
American RobinTurdidae512025+22%2004
House SparrowPasseridae452025-9%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+50%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312025+21%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae292025-39%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252025+91%2011
Turkey VultureCathartidae172021+420%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae152022+0%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-19%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92025-40%2024
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-69%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+88%2005
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-53%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025-13%2004
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025-86%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42022-50%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-13%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+75%2004
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32015+200%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025-42%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-33%2006
American CrowCorvidae32025-60%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32025+0%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-22%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32009+200%2007
MallardAnatidae22022-57%2006
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22025-79%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023-43%2004
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22010+50%2005
House FinchFringillidae22021-56%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025-75%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae22025-68%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22017+157%2007
Common YellowthroatParulidae22025+10%2004
Brown ThrasherMimidae22023-74%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae22021-71%2010
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22019n/an/a

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