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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Jamestown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
1986–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Jamestown

Top 40 of 95 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 StarlingSturnidae2252025+141%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1422025+58%1988
American RobinTurdidae952025+63%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae782025+49%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae562025+39%1988
House SparrowPasseridae532025-39%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae392025+58%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae382025+5%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025+98%1988
American CrowCorvidae362025+209%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae322025+133%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae292025+146%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025+28%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+353%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025+79%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222025+450%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025+547%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202025-33%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+125%1988
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+338%1988
Blue JayCorvidae152025+120%1988
Great Blue HeronArdeidae152025+188%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae142025+223%1988
DickcisselCardinalidae142025+0%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025-5%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae112025+221%1988
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102025-64%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102025+300%2000
House FinchFringillidae102025+100%2000
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92025-67%1988
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+42%1988
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92019+50%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025+93%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-30%1988
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+3%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+39%1988
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82025+157%1991
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+220%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+217%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-79%1988

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