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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 57 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 →
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 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 CrowCorvidae542024+19%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae542024+48%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae502024+90%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372024+109%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae37202415×1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024-31%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+16%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae302024+278%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae302019+775%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae242024+630%1968
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae202009n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024-23%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-93%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae142024+21%1968
American RobinTurdidae142024-66%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024-58%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+156%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae132024+69%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae132024+288%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024-79%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae12199612×1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+57%1968
Blue JayCorvidae112024-46%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024+190%1968
House SparrowPasseridae112024-93%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024-11%1968
OvenbirdParulidae92024-59%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-67%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+200%1969
House FinchFringillidae82024+0%1987
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+275%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024+75%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+433%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-35%1968
Black VultureCathartidae62024-18%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+100%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-57%1968
European StarlingSturnidae42023-93%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-67%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae42022+233%1977

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