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BBS Route · Indiana · BCR 22

Shelbyville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Indiana Shelbyville

Top 40 of 97 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1862024-45%1985
European StarlingSturnidae1152024-28%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae972024-38%1985
House SparrowPasseridae952024-71%1985
American RobinTurdidae952024-5%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024-31%1985
American CrowCorvidae382024+76%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae372024+208%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+90%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae352024-40%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae202024-7%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192024-40%1985
Horned LarkAlaudidae182024-37%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+34%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae15201915×2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+275%1985
DickcisselCardinalidae132024+155%1989
Blue JayCorvidae102024-8%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+29%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-13%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-8%1986
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-52%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024+133%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62023+75%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+11%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+70%1987
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+17%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-31%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-32%1985
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+200%1986
Wood DuckAnatidae42022+50%2013
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024-57%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-84%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32022+100%1986
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+67%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+175%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+75%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-54%1987
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32024+100%1989
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32021-78%1988

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