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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Muncie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

76Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–1997Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Muncie

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Muncie 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
House SparrowPasseridae1621997-34%1984
European StarlingSturnidae1511997-11%1984
American RobinTurdidae821997+46%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae681997-57%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae671997+22%1984
Mourning DoveColumbidae471997-1%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae451997+24%1984
KilldeerCharadriidae311997+35%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae211997+185%1984
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae211997+188%1984
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae201997+13%1984
American CrowCorvidae191997+3%1984
Horned LarkAlaudidae171997+210%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae161997+57%1984
MallardAnatidae161997+283%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae151997+5%1984
Northern CardinalCardinalidae141997-28%1984
House FinchFringillidae121997+238%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae111997+86%1984
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae111997+400%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae101997+70%1984
Blue JayCorvidae91997+43%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae91997+367%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae91997+16%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae71997+122%1984
Wood DuckAnatidae61993-23%1987
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae61997+500%1990
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae51997-14%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae51997+167%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41997+33%1986
Purple MartinHirundinidae41993+0%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31996+200%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae31997-44%1987
Gray CatbirdMimidae31997+75%1985
Brown ThrasherMimidae31997-61%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae31997-13%1985
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae31997-40%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21997+0%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21997-40%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae21997+0%1986

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