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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 28

Mt Nebo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 23 survey years, no longer active.

109Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1991Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Mt Nebo

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Nebo 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 RobinTurdidae501991+23%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae491991-49%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae461991+112%1971
American CrowCorvidae451991-19%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae311991-9%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae301991+1%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae281991+38%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae261991+29%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae221991+52%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae211991-25%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae181991+34%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae161991-49%1971
House SparrowPasseridae161991-35%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae151991-7%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae141991-75%1971
House FinchFringillidae141991+222%1985
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae131991+143%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae121991+4%1974
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae111991-5%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae111991+100%1972
Wood DuckAnatidae91969n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae91991+360%1971
European StarlingSturnidae91991-80%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae91991-49%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae81991+105%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae81989+33%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae71991-20%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae71991-22%1971
VeeryTurdidae61991+55%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51991-47%1971
BobolinkIcteridae51991-22%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae51991-41%1971
MallardAnatidae51991+0%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae41991+0%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41991-25%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41991+8%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41991-14%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae41991+425%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41989+50%1976
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31991-46%1971

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