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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 29

Bald Friar Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

83Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–1996Span
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Bird Species Found on Maryland Bald Friar

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bald Friar 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 GrackleIcteridae751996-36%1993
European StarlingSturnidae691996+21%1993
American RobinTurdidae621996-1%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae511996-9%1993
American CrowCorvidae381996-3%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae361996+46%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae311996+18%1993
House SparrowPasseridae311996-20%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae301996+5%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae291996-10%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae271996+20%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae231996-22%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae211996-16%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae191996+87%1993
Blue JayCorvidae171996+23%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae171996+22%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae121996+133%1993
House FinchFringillidae121996+11%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae121996-35%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae121996+156%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae101996-9%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae91996+35%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae81996+57%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae81996+0%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81996-19%1993
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae71996-27%1993
OvenbirdParulidae71996+143%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae71996+167%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae71996+0%1993
Great Blue HeronArdeidae51996+44%1993
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae51996-10%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae51996-7%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae51996-31%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51996+350%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae41996+10%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae41996+100%1993
Kentucky WarblerParulidae41996-29%1993
MallardAnatidae31996-65%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31996-39%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31996+0%1993

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