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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 24

Washington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Washington

Top 40 of 92 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 StarlingSturnidae1782025+166%1989
American RobinTurdidae1412025+199%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1092025-8%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742025+184%1989
House SparrowPasseridae732025-10%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae712025+16%2024
Song SparrowPasserellidae582025+46%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae562025-31%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae522025+21%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae41202515×1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025+200%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+72%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae202025-79%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae202025+123%2013
DickcisselCardinalidae192025-3%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae192025+0%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025+925%1991
Blue JayCorvidae152025+31%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+242%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+123%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+192%1989
American CrowCorvidae142025+120%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025-80%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+240%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+225%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-68%1989
House FinchFringillidae82025+211%2012
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+280%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-26%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+100%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025+14%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025+25%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+57%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+46%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+175%1992
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+17%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+17%2014
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-41%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-9%2013
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+67%2014

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