BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Tipton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Indiana Tipton

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tipton 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
House SparrowPasseridae2701992-43%1970
European StarlingSturnidae1991992+65%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae1431992-31%1970
American RobinTurdidae1101992+165%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae641992-72%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae411992-28%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae341992-37%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae301992+0%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae221992-19%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae181992+150%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae161992+280%1970
House FinchFringillidae161992+329%1989
American CrowCorvidae141992+4%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae131992+20%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae111992-60%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae111992+967%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae101992-61%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae101992-49%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae81992-65%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae61992+300%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae61992-39%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae51992+27%1970
MallardAnatidae51992+17%1987
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41991-92%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41992+50%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae41992+71%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41991+260%1983
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae31991-33%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae31992+75%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae31992+75%1971
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae31991-38%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae31992-10%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae31992-56%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae31992-18%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae31991-17%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae31992+8%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae31992+133%1975
Wood DuckAnatidae31991-67%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31991+100%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae21991+75%1970

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