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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 22 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1172024+24%2004
European StarlingSturnidae912024-52%2004
American RobinTurdidae612024+35%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024+47%2004
House SparrowPasseridae392024-8%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae382024-30%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024-24%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024-9%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae172024+100%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae172021+420%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae152022+0%2006
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+73%2011
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae152024n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae122024-55%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024-62%2004
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+38%2005
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-51%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-69%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024-13%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024-80%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-50%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42022-50%2004
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32015+200%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-81%2004
American CrowCorvidae32024-47%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-50%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023+10%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae32024+100%2006
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-22%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32009+200%2007
MallardAnatidae22022-57%2006
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023-43%2004
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22010+50%2005
House FinchFringillidae22021-56%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024-77%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22017+157%2007
Warbling VireoVireonidae22023-60%2006
Brown ThrasherMimidae22023-74%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae22021-71%2010
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22019n/an/a

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