BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 28
Green Ridge Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1995–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Maryland Green Ridge
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 61 | 2024 | +9% | 1997 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2024 | -4% | 1997 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2024 | -21% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 28 | 2024 | +67% | 1997 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 26 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | +12% | 1997 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -41% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 24 | 2024 | -45% | 1997 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 20 | 2024 | -23% | 1997 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 17 | 2024 | +36% | 1997 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 17 | 2024 | -53% | 1997 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 16 | 2024 | +84% | 1997 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +162% | 2000 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | +58% | 1997 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2024 | -10% | 1997 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +229% | 2005 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2024 | -30% | 1997 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -21% | 1997 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -43% | 1997 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +20% | 1997 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -33% | 1997 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -17% | 1997 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | -60% | 1997 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2024 | +68% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +8% | 1997 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -5% | 1997 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -82% | 1997 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | -29% | 1997 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2024 | +91% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | -78% | 1997 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -53% | 1997 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -70% | 1997 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 6 | 2024 | +64% | 1997 | |
| Worm-eating Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +13% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -25% | 1997 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -46% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | -67% | 1997 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.