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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Shelbyville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Shelbyville

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shelbyville 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 StarlingSturnidae2192025-13%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1432025-42%1985
House SparrowPasseridae1252025-61%1985
American RobinTurdidae592025-14%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae522025-19%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025+121%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae472025+284%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025-34%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+54%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae292025-31%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202025-3%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+63%1985
American CrowCorvidae182025+74%1985
DickcisselCardinalidae182025+200%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-34%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae15201915×2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+242%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025+32%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-28%1985
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+40%1985
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+367%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+93%1986
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-44%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025+4%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+11%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+50%1987
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+150%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae42022+50%2013
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024-57%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-84%1985
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-44%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32022+100%1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-60%1985
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+75%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-39%1987
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32025-53%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32024+100%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32021-78%1988
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024+150%1988
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025+60%1987

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