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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Elkton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Elkton

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elkton 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 GrackleIcteridae572025-90%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae42202511×1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+222%1968
European StarlingSturnidae342025-84%1968
American CrowCorvidae282025-30%1968
House SparrowPasseridae282025-81%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025+147%1968
American RobinTurdidae272025-57%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025+7%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212025-87%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+573%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-18%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+3%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025+86%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-69%1968
House FinchFringillidae142025+111%1984
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+55%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+233%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-36%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025-13%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+46%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+4%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae82025+278%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+38%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+150%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+288%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+200%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+150%1968
Blue JayCorvidae52025-46%1968
OspreyPandionidae52025+367%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+116%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+24%1968
Herring GullLaridae41997+50%1987
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025-37%1992
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32024-81%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31992-69%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-46%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+21%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-93%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32024-18%1968

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