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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Honga Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
58Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Honga

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Honga 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3202025+152%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae902025-71%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae812025+546%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592025+55%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae55202511×1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae542025+91%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025+97%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442025+60%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae432025+245%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae412025+600%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae402025+249%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402025+139%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+56%1968
American CrowCorvidae312025+22%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae302025+57%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302025-8%1968
European StarlingSturnidae282025-37%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae282025+490%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+470%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252025+23%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae252025+355%1969
American RobinTurdidae232025+130%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae202025+279%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae202025+270%1968
Bald EagleAccipitridae19202512×1970
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae192025+317%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025+22%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182025+143%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae172025+354%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae172025+77%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae172025+420%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+900%1981
OspreyPandionidae162025+400%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025+46%1968
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae142025+575%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+94%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae13202513×1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122025+43%1968
House SparrowPasseridae122025-76%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae112025+5%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.