BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22
Middletown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
52Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Indiana Middletown
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 183 | 2024 | -35% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 126 | 2024 | +208% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 116 | 2024 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 62 | 2024 | +211% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 59 | 2024 | -64% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 54 | 2024 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 51 | 2024 | +9% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2024 | -22% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | +78% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | 13× | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2024 | +38% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2024 | +47% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 14 | 2024 | +45% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 13 | 2024 | +233% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 12 | 2024 | +185% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 12 | 2022 | +567% | 1985 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 12 | 2024 | +12% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | +90% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +160% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | -22% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +169% | 1991 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2024 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +9% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +217% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +600% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -90% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | +58% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2021 | +300% | 1991 | |
| Sedge Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2023 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +20% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +62% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +17% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.