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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 42 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae722024-64%1983
House SparrowPasseridae712024-52%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702024-63%1983
American RobinTurdidae612024-26%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae422024-76%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae392024+75%1983
American CrowCorvidae272024-29%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024+56%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+7%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212024-54%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202024+100%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae182024-31%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+52%1983
Blue JayCorvidae152024+32%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-34%1983
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+6%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae132024-65%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024-18%1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112024+300%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-57%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-40%1983
House FinchFringillidae102024+115%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+5%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+14%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae82023-63%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+86%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae82024-85%1983
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024-73%1983
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+240%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024-33%1983
DickcisselCardinalidae62024+0%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+214%1983
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+50%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-27%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+180%1986
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+100%1988
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42024+40%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-53%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+300%1986
MallardAnatidae32018-64%1983

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