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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Montpelier Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Montpelier

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Montpelier 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 StarlingSturnidae1202024+18%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae912024+8%2021
American RobinTurdidae672024+7%2021
House SparrowPasseridae542024+27%2021
Song SparrowPasserellidae452024+25%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae382024-8%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae292023+625%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024-28%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae212024-5%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+114%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024-13%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-78%2021
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122024+111%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-38%2021
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+36%2021
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+22%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+71%2021
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024-21%2021
MallardAnatidae92019n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82023+0%2018
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+700%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024+250%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-61%2021
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024-25%2022
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52023+0%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-27%2022
American CrowCorvidae42024+26%2021
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-40%2021
DickcisselCardinalidae42024-53%2021
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+100%2018
Wood DuckAnatidae32018n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024-39%2021
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+40%2022
Blue JayCorvidae32024-50%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+0%2021
House FinchFringillidae32024+17%2021
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32024-55%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32021-79%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-43%2019
Bald EagleAccipitridae32019n/an/a

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