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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Scottsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Scottsburg

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scottsburg 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
European StarlingSturnidae1802025+89%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae982025-51%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae892025-16%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae752025+30%1984
American RobinTurdidae712025+113%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae702025+15%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae702025+9%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382025-64%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae312025-48%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025-30%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae232025+26%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+115%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182025+35%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025+128%1984
House SparrowPasseridae162025-71%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+50%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025-48%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-70%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025-34%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122025-74%1984
Blue JayCorvidae122025-22%1984
American CrowCorvidae112025-49%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025-33%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-67%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-61%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+13%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-13%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025-15%1985
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+83%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025+13%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-58%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+20%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-47%1984
House FinchFringillidae52025+39%1992
American KestrelFalconidae42025-22%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-67%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025-61%1984
Black VultureCathartidae42024+80%2005
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-64%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-59%1984

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