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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 23 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 →
23Years 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
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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
European StarlingSturnidae1512024-32%2002
American RobinTurdidae902024-7%2002
House SparrowPasseridae522024-32%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482024+53%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae342024+25%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024+137%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024+29%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae282024+25%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+7%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242024+131%2002
House FinchFringillidae212024+3%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae192024-77%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae182024+32%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162024+64%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae152024-43%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024-13%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-20%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024+59%2002
Blue JayCorvidae92024+167%2002
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+167%2002
American CrowCorvidae82024-46%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+150%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae72023-9%2002
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024+50%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+163%2007
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+67%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024+83%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+89%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+35%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-18%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42005-13%2002
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+320%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+75%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-35%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-79%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024+71%2002
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+200%2002
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-14%2003
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2010
Wood DuckAnatidae32021+14%2009

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