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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Monticello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Monticello

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monticello 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 StarlingSturnidae762025-65%1983
House SparrowPasseridae722025-54%1983
American RobinTurdidae562025-25%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552025-64%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025+47%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242025+13%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025+8%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae232025-80%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232025+45%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae222025-79%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae192025-30%1983
American CrowCorvidae172025-24%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae172025-35%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+84%1983
Blue JayCorvidae152025+15%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-52%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae142025+68%1983
House FinchFringillidae142025+60%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-45%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122025+20%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+93%1983
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+375%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025-75%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-53%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+27%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-12%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-42%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82025-62%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+21%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+333%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-59%1983
DickcisselCardinalidae62025-39%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-20%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025-17%1983
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+80%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+200%1984
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-50%2022
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+14%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025-44%1984
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+25%1983

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