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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Witts Station Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Witts Station

Top 40 of 91 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1292024-32%2002
European StarlingSturnidae1212024-80%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae1042024-59%2002
American RobinTurdidae712024-39%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae602024-10%2002
House SparrowPasseridae512024-77%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024-28%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412024+19%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352024+54%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352024+93%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322024-37%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae272024-29%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae262024-40%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae232024-9%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae222024+83%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae202024+182%2003
American CrowCorvidae162024-13%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162024-9%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+14%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+82%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024-23%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112024+200%2003
Blue JayCorvidae112024-20%2002
House FinchFringillidae112024-54%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112024+154%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+400%2004
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102024+0%2002
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+171%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024-16%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024+13%2002
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92024+340%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024-12%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae82024-90%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-28%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+29%2002
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024+50%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82024-42%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+19%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+0%2002
MallardAnatidae72005+0%2001

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