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BBS Route · Delaware · BCR 30

Lowes Xrds Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.

120Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1991Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Delaware Lowes Xrds

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lowes Xrds 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
Common GrackleIcteridae2381991+15%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1121991+30%1968
American CrowCorvidae531991-1%1968
House SparrowPasseridae511991-46%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae351991-7%1968
American RobinTurdidae321991+25%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae301991+124%1968
OvenbirdParulidae291991+312%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae201991+57%1968
Least TernLaridae201987+146%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae181991+74%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae171991-49%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae171991+122%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae171991-49%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161991-37%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae161991+72%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae161991-17%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae151991+193%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae151991+44%1968
Blue JayCorvidae131991+104%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae131991-27%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae131991+867%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae131980-74%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae121991-43%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101991-15%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae101986+400%1975
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae91991+108%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae91991-31%1968
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae91986+467%1974
WilletScolopacidae81991+162%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae71991+13%1969
Eastern Whip-poor-willCaprimulgidae61991+15%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae61991-33%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae61991+36%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae51991+11%1969
Prairie WarblerParulidae51987+20%1968
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51973+400%1967
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51991+14%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41991-36%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae41991+15%1968

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