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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Honga Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 135 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

135Species 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 →
57Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Honga

Top 40 of 135 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2002024+102%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae66202411×1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae592024+425%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae522024+85%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae512024+216%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae502024-81%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae492024+508%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392024+32%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372024+123%1968
American CrowCorvidae342024+25%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+103%1968
European StarlingSturnidae282024-49%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae25202414×1970
OspreyPandionidae232024+491%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae192024+492%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024+32%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+330%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024-22%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+37%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024+167%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024+775%1981
Great EgretArdeidae152024+700%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024+7%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152024+243%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152024+330%1968
OvenbirdParulidae152024+486%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+56%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae152024+338%1969
MallardAnatidae142024+625%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142024+100%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+900%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae132024+57%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024+2%1968
Bald EagleAccipitridae12202412×1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+120%1968
Seaside SparrowPasserellidae102024+100%1968
House SparrowPasseridae102024-82%1968
American RobinTurdidae102024+60%1968
Clapper RailRallidae102024+575%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102024+133%1975

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