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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Frankfort Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
1999–2022Span
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Bird Species Found on Indiana Frankfort

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Frankfort 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 StarlingSturnidae832022-51%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae762022+10%2001
American RobinTurdidae672022-18%2001
House SparrowPasseridae322022-70%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae312022+5%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae302022-66%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae26202213×2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae232022+107%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232022+42%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae212022+3%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae202022+37%2001
American CrowCorvidae172022-20%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172022+48%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132022+28%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae122022-45%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae122022-47%2001
Canada GooseAnatidae112022+350%2005
Tufted TitmouseParidae102022+146%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92022+200%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82022-54%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72022-76%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62022-32%2001
Field SparrowPasserellidae62022+6%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62022+133%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52022+35%2001
Brown ThrasherMimidae52022+0%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae52022+71%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52022-50%2016
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42022+180%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42022-46%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022+139%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42022+180%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42022+43%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42022-67%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42021+75%2017
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32022+50%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022+0%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32011-18%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022-46%2001
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22022+64%2001

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