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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Washington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Washington

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Washington 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 StarlingSturnidae1522024+144%1989
American RobinTurdidae1242024+165%1989
House SparrowPasseridae892024-13%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae812024-9%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae772024-19%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712024+150%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae612024n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae522024+25%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472024+15%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae312024-78%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31202412×1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272024-78%1989
DickcisselCardinalidae252024-13%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024+284%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae222024+142%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182024+46%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+175%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024-8%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+775%1991
Blue JayCorvidae132024-19%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+32%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024-72%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+230%1989
House FinchFringillidae102024+178%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+183%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024-77%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+100%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+175%2012
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024+14%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024+220%1989
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-67%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+33%1989
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024-53%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+46%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+83%2014
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-50%1990
American CrowCorvidae42024+107%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-27%2013
Gray CatbirdMimidae42023-18%1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024-19%1989

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