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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

South Bend Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 22 survey years, no longer active.

88Species 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 →
1966–1991Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana South Bend

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the South Bend 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 StarlingSturnidae1331991-20%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae1201991+18%1968
American RobinTurdidae1161991+174%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae381991+99%1968
House SparrowPasseridae371991-2%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae291991+173%1968
House FinchFringillidae271991+238%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae261991+55%1968
Blue JayCorvidae231991+39%1968
American CrowCorvidae231991+204%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae231991+166%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae171991+500%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae161991-39%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae141990+146%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae101991+261%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae81991-38%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae81991-33%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae81984+340%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81975+14%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae71990+183%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae71991+9%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae61991-27%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61991-73%1968
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae61973+300%1971
MallardAnatidae51991+350%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae51974-63%1967
Purple MartinHirundinidae41989-20%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae31989-44%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31984+33%1970
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae31976n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae21981+0%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21991+57%1968
BobolinkIcteridae21984+18%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae21991+8%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae21983+67%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae21991+320%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae21991+50%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae21990+250%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae21990-43%1968
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae21983+25%1971

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