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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Swayzee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Swayzee

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Swayzee 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 StarlingSturnidae2702025+45%1987
House SparrowPasseridae1182025-43%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1112025-1%1987
American RobinTurdidae302025-24%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae272025+27%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025-6%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-93%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+46%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-25%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae112000n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102025+119%1987
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025-15%1987
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82003+144%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+23%1987
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+100%2000
House FinchFringillidae72025-41%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+32%1987
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-53%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-39%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+163%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-63%1987
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-67%1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025+27%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae52019+267%2001
Blue JayCorvidae42025+9%1987
BobolinkIcteridae42003-58%1987
American KestrelFalconidae42023-33%1989
Green HeronArdeidae42025+150%2003
American CrowCorvidae32025-77%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32013-26%1987
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-33%1987
DickcisselCardinalidae32023+0%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-30%1987
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025-16%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025+33%1989
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32013+80%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32021-24%1991
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32023+80%2003
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32023-22%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae22025-71%1987

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