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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2023Span
5Observers

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 StarlingSturnidae2062023+21%1987
American RobinTurdidae752023-12%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542023-31%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae412023-2%1987
House SparrowPasseridae392023-63%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272023+78%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae272023-2%1987
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262023+163%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae212023+18%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae132023-70%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122023+5%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae112000n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae102023+18%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023+26%1987
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82003+144%1990
House FinchFringillidae82023-43%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae72023+10%1987
American CrowCorvidae62023-70%1987
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023-23%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62023-11%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+163%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62023+36%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023-11%1987
Wood DuckAnatidae52019+267%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023-75%1987
Horned LarkAlaudidae42023+0%1987
BobolinkIcteridae42003-58%1987
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42023-58%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae42023-89%1987
American KestrelFalconidae42023-33%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae42023+14%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae42023+27%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32023-31%1987
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32023+33%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32013-26%1987
DickcisselCardinalidae32023+0%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae32023+9%1987
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023+8%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022+0%1989
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32013+80%1989

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