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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 27 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1989–2024Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae2372024-18%1991
American RobinTurdidae1512024+48%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae962024-56%1991
House SparrowPasseridae892024-58%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae882024+74%1991
Purple MartinHirundinidae612024+141%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae442024-43%1991
KilldeerCharadriidae412024+22%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae392024-43%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024+41%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae272024-44%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae262024+7%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024-59%1991
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222024+167%1992
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192024-50%1991
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae192024-15%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+13%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024-27%1991
House FinchFringillidae172024+36%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-20%1991
Ring-billed GullLaridae15201015×2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae132024+200%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+0%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-41%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024-35%1991
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+110%1991
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+25%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+400%1991
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62024-27%1999
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+133%1992
American CrowCorvidae52024-88%1991
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024+8%1992
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024-14%1991
Chimney SwiftApodidae42022-47%1991
Blue JayCorvidae42024-86%1991
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024+111%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-61%1991
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+80%2001
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024+125%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024-50%1991

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