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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Anderson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
24Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Indiana Anderson

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Anderson 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
American RobinTurdidae802025-12%2002
European StarlingSturnidae772025-46%2002
House SparrowPasseridae522025-36%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae512025+28%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025+133%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392025-1%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025+15%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312025+24%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+29%2002
American CrowCorvidae212025-38%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae182025+29%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182025+52%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025-4%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+72%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+13%2002
House FinchFringillidae142025+18%2002
Blue JayCorvidae132025+167%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025+94%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+533%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+175%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-20%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025+16%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+120%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-63%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+33%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+50%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-84%2002
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62025-8%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+78%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+13%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-29%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+150%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+86%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+35%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42005-13%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+75%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025+33%2002
American KestrelFalconidae32025+25%2003
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025-17%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025+0%2011

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