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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Grove Neck Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

81Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–1996Span
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Bird Species Found on Maryland Grove Neck

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Grove Neck 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1111996+53%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae1001996-34%1993
American RobinTurdidae431996-21%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae411996-17%1993
European StarlingSturnidae401996-36%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae401996-10%1993
House SparrowPasseridae291996-25%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae281996-14%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae231996+2%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae221996-43%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae221996+18%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae211996-22%1993
American CrowCorvidae191996-33%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae181996-20%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae161996+3%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae141996+127%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae141996+200%1993
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae121996+0%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae111996+16%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae91996-47%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae91996+114%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae81996+111%1993
House FinchFringillidae81996-36%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71996-15%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae61996+13%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61996-27%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51995+67%1992
Blue JayCorvidae51996-36%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae51996+20%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae51996+13%1993
Great Blue HeronArdeidae41996+75%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae41996+550%1993
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae41996-38%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41996-20%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae41996-39%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae41996-58%1993
Green HeronArdeidae31996+0%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae31996+125%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae31996+200%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31996-52%1993

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