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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Melitota Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
1966–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Melitota

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Melitota 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
Common GrackleIcteridae982025-46%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922025-33%1968
European StarlingSturnidae672025+44%1968
American RobinTurdidae662025+30%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025+24%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402025+90%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+19%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae352025+146%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae312025+96%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025+241%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-42%1968
House SparrowPasseridae242025-87%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-38%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+333%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025+172%1968
American CrowCorvidae182025-33%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152018-28%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+957%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae142025-14%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-20%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025+4%1968
OspreyPandionidae12202511×1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025-7%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+292%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92025+14%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+275%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+8%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+200%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+100%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae62025+91%1968
House FinchFringillidae62025-23%1981
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+27%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+43%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+375%1987
Bald EagleAccipitridae52025+450%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+300%2008
Song SparrowPasserellidae42025-55%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025-11%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025+50%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae32017+24%1972

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