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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Golden Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Golden Hill

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Golden Hill 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
American RobinTurdidae702024+105%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652024+34%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae502024-59%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024+386%1968
European StarlingSturnidae362024+9%1968
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae29200829×2002
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae251972n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024+258%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae202024-60%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024-38%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae182024+450%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024-12%1968
House SparrowPasseridae172024-88%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024-26%1968
Laughing GullLaridae152021+163%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024+10%1968
American CrowCorvidae122024-39%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-31%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-19%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+75%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+136%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-27%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+475%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024-49%1968
Blue JayCorvidae62024-39%1968
Least TernLaridae61995-32%1982
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024-29%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024-13%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae52023+164%1992
Forster's TernLaridae52006+100%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024-25%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+0%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-54%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-64%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-54%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae42023-54%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae41969n/an/a
Herring GullLaridae42021+300%1971
MallardAnatidae42018+88%1983
Great EgretArdeidae42021+60%1982

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