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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Jamestown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Jamestown

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jamestown 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 StarlingSturnidae1902024+137%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1332024+66%1988
House SparrowPasseridae852024-40%1988
American RobinTurdidae732024+57%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae542024+494%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae532024+45%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae512024+23%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae382024+127%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae362024+25%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352024+68%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae332024+159%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae302024+38%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272024+365%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252024-28%1988
American CrowCorvidae242024+147%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232024+131%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024+23%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024+82%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae172024+286%1988
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae162024+200%1988
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024+26%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+243%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-24%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+2%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024-75%1988
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+238%1988
DickcisselCardinalidae92024+36%1988
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92019+50%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+64%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024-20%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+19%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+117%1990
House FinchFringillidae82024+64%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+167%1988
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72024+533%2001
Wood DuckAnatidae62023+60%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024+167%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+275%2003
Blue JayCorvidae52024+105%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+233%2000

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