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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 23

Middlebury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Middlebury

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Middlebury 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
American RobinTurdidae1132025+49%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922025-57%1991
House SparrowPasseridae882025-61%1991
European StarlingSturnidae792025-14%1991
Purple MartinHirundinidae382025+207%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025-32%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025-44%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025-11%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae252025+9%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252025+39%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae232025+59%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025-52%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae212025-63%1991
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182025+189%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae162025+10%1991
Ring-billed GullLaridae15201015×2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025-27%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+8%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae122025-32%2002
Yellow WarblerParulidae112025+230%1992
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025+140%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-14%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-47%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae92025-23%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-41%1992
American CrowCorvidae72025-86%1991
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+167%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-48%1991
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62024-27%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+433%1991
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-35%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+71%1991
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025-64%1991
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-54%1991
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-33%1991
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+78%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+80%2001
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+50%2000
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+0%1991

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