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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 52 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae1832024-35%1968
American RobinTurdidae1262024+208%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1162024-57%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae622024+211%1968
House SparrowPasseridae592024-64%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae542024-47%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae512024+9%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae332024-22%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242024+78%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae20202413×1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024+38%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-41%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162024+47%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae142024+45%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+233%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae122024+185%1968
MallardAnatidae122022+567%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+12%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024+14%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102024+90%1968
American CrowCorvidae102024-17%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+160%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024-22%1968
House FinchFringillidae82024+169%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024-71%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+9%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+217%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+600%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-90%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae52024+58%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-72%1968
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42021+300%1991
Sedge WrenTroglodytidae41994n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae32023-57%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-50%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+20%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024+62%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-35%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+100%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+17%1973

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