BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22
Milroy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Indiana Milroy
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 414 | 2024 | +166% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 74 | 2024 | -74% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 62 | 2024 | +16% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 56 | 2024 | +219% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 41 | 2024 | +767% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 2024 | -4% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 23 | 2024 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | +26% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -74% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +38% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | +650% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +24% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -58% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | +738% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +260% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -39% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -45% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | -27% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2019 | -18% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2024 | -21% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +36% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | -29% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -54% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2021 | +233% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +120% | 1970 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1993 | +25% | 1986 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | -89% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2021 | +17% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2021 | +17% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2018 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2010 | +67% | 2000 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1979 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2024 | -23% | 1997 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +320% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | -33% | 1997 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2021 | +40% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.