BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30
Elkton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
118Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Maryland Elkton
Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 58 | 2024 | -78% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 57 | 2024 | +235% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | -92% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 45 | 2024 | +190% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 37 | 2024 | +187% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 35 | 2024 | +760% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 2024 | -29% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 29 | 2024 | +670% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 26 | 2024 | -81% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 2024 | -51% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | +22% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 20 | 2024 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2024 | +31% | 1968 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +544% | 1973 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2024 | +125% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2024 | -63% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | -3% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +288% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 2024 | -40% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2024 | +258% | 1990 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | -17% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +27% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +38% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +82% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | +44% | 1970 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | +95% | 1984 | |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 7 | 2024 | +267% | 2006 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | +200% | 1993 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +107% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | +67% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -8% | 1968 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +23% | 1968 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2023 | +80% | 1969 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 4 | 1997 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 1992 | -69% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.