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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

Ellis Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

116Species Recorded
57Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Ellis

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ellis route.
History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2092024-48%1968
European StarlingSturnidae982024-64%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae792024+86%1968
American RobinTurdidae502024+70%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae422024+108%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae382024+7%1968
House SparrowPasseridae372024-73%1968
American CrowCorvidae332024+103%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae32202411×1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024-26%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302024-13%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae182024+520%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+863%1968
Blue JayCorvidae152024+118%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+18%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024+8%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024+72%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122024+192%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+12%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024-58%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024-61%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+62%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82023+25%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+505%1979
MallardAnatidae62022+0%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-82%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-64%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024-11%1968
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-39%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024-49%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae52022+10%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024+33%1968
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae52022+75%1988
Ring-billed GullLaridae52023-83%2002
Mute SwanAnatidae42010+50%2004
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024+117%2007
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42023+75%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-67%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32016+113%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-64%1969

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