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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Jessup Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Jessup

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Jessup 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae702025+38%2015
European StarlingSturnidae612025+64%2015
American RobinTurdidae432025+48%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae352025+41%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312025+34%2015
House SparrowPasseridae262025+48%2015
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae262025-43%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+16%2015
American CrowCorvidae222025+87%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222025+55%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+22%2015
House FinchFringillidae172025+475%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025-27%2015
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025-25%2015
Tree SwallowHirundinidae172025+218%2017
Rock PigeonColumbidae162025+855%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae142025-56%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025-12%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142025-18%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025-31%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae122025-50%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+19%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025-9%2015
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+27%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025-11%2015
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92025-35%2015
Blue JayCorvidae82025-13%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+111%2015
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025-67%2015
Black VultureCathartidae72025-75%2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025-15%2015
OvenbirdParulidae62025-55%2015
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-41%2015
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+0%2015
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-15%2015
Common RavenCorvidae52024+400%2022
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-33%2015
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-18%2015
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-36%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+175%2018

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