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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 29

Eklo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2018Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Eklo

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eklo 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 StarlingSturnidae742018+14%1968
American CrowCorvidae722018+26%1968
American RobinTurdidae622018-2%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae572018-11%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae532018+281%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae532018+200%1968
House SparrowPasseridae512018-73%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae462018+146%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae452018-9%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae432018+48%1968
House FinchFringillidae43201813×1984
Common GrackleIcteridae372018-90%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362018+37%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae322018+13%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302018-15%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae30201816×1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292018+392%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae272018+111%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae272018+8%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae262018+260%1968
Blue JayCorvidae252018-50%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242018+32%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212018+400%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202018+7%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152018+24%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152018-92%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132018+725%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122018+231%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae112018+100%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112018+575%1975
Fish CrowCorvidae112018+371%1977
OvenbirdParulidae102018+271%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92018+155%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae92018+20%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92018+86%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae82018-44%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae82018-77%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82018+125%1995
Black VultureCathartidae82017+50%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72018+78%1968

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