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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Middletown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Middletown

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Middletown 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 StarlingSturnidae1272025-38%1968
House SparrowPasseridae812025-62%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025+233%1968
American RobinTurdidae472025+168%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae422025-10%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025+9%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae382025-67%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae322025-49%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae272025+175%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae26202513×1968
American CrowCorvidae202025-7%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae19202512×2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025-35%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+75%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+56%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025+50%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025-16%1968
Blue JayCorvidae142025+111%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+233%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+154%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+21%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+12%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+71%1968
House FinchFringillidae82025+177%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+117%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-66%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae62025+8%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+217%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025-33%1999
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-17%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+120%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+100%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-93%1968
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+133%1979
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42021+300%1991
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae41994n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-90%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-47%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-42%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+58%1968

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