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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

W Lafayette Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana W Lafayette

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the W Lafayette 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1392024-24%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae752024+16%1983
European StarlingSturnidae632024-57%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae522024+145%1983
American CrowCorvidae482024-21%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402024+55%1983
American RobinTurdidae392024+21%1983
House SparrowPasseridae292024-84%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae252024-82%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024+41%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae212024-29%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024-49%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-38%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-27%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024-66%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102024-64%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024-28%1983
DickcisselCardinalidae92024+483%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82024-52%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-69%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024+22%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024+67%1983
MallardAnatidae62019-15%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae62022+21%1988
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024+133%1999
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+75%2002
American KestrelFalconidae42024+100%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+20%1992
House FinchFringillidae42024+50%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32016-50%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022+11%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-78%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-22%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024-63%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32010-23%1986
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022-14%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae22022-72%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-33%1983
Blue JayCorvidae22024+17%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae22022-22%1983

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