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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Fruitland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 33 survey years, no longer active.

101Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1998Span
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Bird Species Found on Maryland Fruitland

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fruitland 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 GrackleIcteridae1811998+18%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1161998+36%1968
American CrowCorvidae891998+251%1968
American RobinTurdidae491998+19%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae331998+24%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae331998+108%1968
House SparrowPasseridae301998-57%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae291998-45%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae281998+30%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae231998-43%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae201998+207%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae181998+950%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161998+0%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae151998+860%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae151998+733%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae141998-52%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae131998+164%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae121998+30%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae121998-28%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae111998-32%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae91998+414%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae91998-50%1968
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae81997+700%1966
Wood ThrushTurdidae81998-84%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71998+80%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae71998-26%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae71998+211%1968
OvenbirdParulidae71998+90%1968
Laughing GullLaridae61998+300%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae61998-25%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae61998-46%1968
Blue JayCorvidae61998-79%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae61998+9%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae61998+450%1986
Pine WarblerParulidae61998+43%1968
House FinchFringillidae61998+286%1991
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae51998+67%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae51990+14%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae51998+72%1991
Field SparrowPasserellidae41998-61%1968

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