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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 43 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 →
43Years 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
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1212025-17%1983
European StarlingSturnidae932025-50%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae642025+245%1983
American RobinTurdidae492025+12%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae382025-71%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae352025-23%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae33202512×2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272025+63%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+24%1983
American CrowCorvidae212025-3%1983
DickcisselCardinalidae202025+583%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172025-12%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025-29%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-52%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-65%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae142025-64%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-18%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025-39%1983
House SparrowPasseridae112025-87%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-69%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-13%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-22%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+150%1983
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025-82%1983
MallardAnatidae62019-15%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae62022+21%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+17%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+75%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-73%1983
American KestrelFalconidae42024+100%1988
House FinchFringillidae42024+50%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32016-50%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+11%1984
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32010-23%1986
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22025-73%1983
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022-14%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025+100%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae22022-72%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+0%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae22025-11%1983

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