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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 35 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae1422024+77%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae812024+13%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae782024-68%1984
American RobinTurdidae772024+126%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae602024+4%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae592024+15%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae512024-2%1984
House SparrowPasseridae372024-71%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342024-58%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+150%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae242024-49%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024+107%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202024+7%1984
American CrowCorvidae192024-40%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024-38%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+321%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142024-76%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae132024+24%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024-31%1984
Blue JayCorvidae132024-29%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae122024-68%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+20%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-62%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024-66%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024-69%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-37%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-60%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+117%1984
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024-38%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024-71%1984
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+17%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024-50%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-56%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae52016+333%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-36%1984
Black VultureCathartidae42024+80%2005
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+100%1987
Horned LarkAlaudidae32024-73%1984
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32014+13%1987
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024+0%1984

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