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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Hughesville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

98Species 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Hughesville

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hughesville 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 CrowCorvidae672025+32%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae502025+83%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae472025+66%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae462025+365%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412025+80%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025+17%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-27%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae302019+775%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae272025+650%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae272025+23%1968
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae202009n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-78%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025+167%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae16202514×1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+70%1968
OvenbirdParulidae132025-49%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+600%1978
House FinchFringillidae132025+86%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-93%1968
House SparrowPasseridae122025-91%1968
American RobinTurdidae122025-72%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae12199612×1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-59%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+250%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+7%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-80%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+567%1979
Blue JayCorvidae62025-56%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+250%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-48%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+37%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+69%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-71%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+157%1969
Black VultureCathartidae62024-18%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-47%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+170%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025-27%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+14%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025+75%2008

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