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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Witts Station Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 10 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Witts Station

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Witts Station 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 StarlingSturnidae1652025-68%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1512025-16%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1222025+253%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae972025+33%2002
American RobinTurdidae962025-24%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae852025-46%2002
House SparrowPasseridae792025-58%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae752025+20%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae522025+12%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502025+436%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025+37%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432025+88%2002
American CrowCorvidae422025+15%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae412025+1%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae382025+500%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae352025+103%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae342025+20%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae272025+280%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262025+31%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae232025-3%2002
Blue JayCorvidae222025+33%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222025-25%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+20%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae202025+86%2002
House FinchFringillidae192025-14%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+192%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+18%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae172025-4%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+13%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+23%2002
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142025+300%2003
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+92%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae132025+300%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae132025+440%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102025+286%2003
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102025+38%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae82025+4%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82025-41%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82024-42%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-24%2003

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