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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 56 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 →
56Years 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
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 GrackleIcteridae1112024-44%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1072024-34%1968
American RobinTurdidae622024+22%1968
European StarlingSturnidae572024+44%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+36%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382024-27%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae36202413×1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352024+282%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+33%1968
House SparrowPasseridae332024-86%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+391%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024+102%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae242024+114%1968
Bald EagleAccipitridae162024+375%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024+144%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024-24%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152018-28%1982
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+4%1980
American CrowCorvidae132024-44%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+400%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024+392%1968
OspreyPandionidae112024+967%1972
Fish CrowCorvidae112024+217%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+200%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024-15%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-56%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+109%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024+50%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024-19%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023+27%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-46%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-30%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-63%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+800%1987
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+300%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+25%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-21%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+43%1968
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024-31%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-74%1968

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