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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Wabash Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
36Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Wabash

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wabash 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 StarlingSturnidae1722024+18%1983
House SparrowPasseridae1042024-58%1983
American RobinTurdidae1002024+66%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae952024-2%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae422024+109%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+232%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae362024+84%2010
American CrowCorvidae332024-1%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae302024+215%1983
Purple MartinHirundinidae272024+393%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae252024+114%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae242024-48%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae242024-78%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212024+227%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024+430%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162024+530%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+79%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+280%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+253%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024+182%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112024+80%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+71%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae102024+300%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae102024+17%1990
House FinchFringillidae102024+106%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024+71%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+156%1984
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+475%1997
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024+122%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+150%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+57%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+467%1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-4%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+371%1986
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62005+500%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+220%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+300%1985
Blue JayCorvidae52024-19%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+43%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+60%2013

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