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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Wabash Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
37Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Wabash

Top 40 of 98 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 StarlingSturnidae1812025+24%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae992025-8%1983
House SparrowPasseridae792025-63%1983
American RobinTurdidae742025+46%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae552025+98%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae512025+87%1983
Purple MartinHirundinidae422025+507%1983
American CrowCorvidae362025+1%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae302025-30%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+197%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae282025+114%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222025+223%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae202025-80%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae202025+240%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025+88%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+29%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+210%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+400%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+173%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+71%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+82%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+340%1984
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025+88%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+467%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+83%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae62025+127%1984
Blue JayCorvidae62025-35%1983
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+244%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62005+500%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+300%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+111%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+29%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+200%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+133%1985
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+89%1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+50%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae42025-11%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+350%1992
House FinchFringillidae42025+69%1990
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42024+300%2006

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