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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Piney Neck Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
58Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Piney Neck

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Piney Neck 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae1692017+435%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1062025-57%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae1042025-70%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae422025+54%1969
European StarlingSturnidae392025-70%1969
American RobinTurdidae392025+27%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322025+68%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025-7%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272025-40%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272025+688%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025+45%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae162025+81%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae162025+194%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-20%1969
OspreyPandionidae15202513×1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+167%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+104%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+317%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae122023+56%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+111%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025-11%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-79%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025+100%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae112025+236%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+650%1969
American CrowCorvidae102025-72%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025-17%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92025+33%1969
House SparrowPasseridae92025-94%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+65%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+200%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62019-77%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+14%1978
House FinchFringillidae62025+89%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+280%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-46%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025-29%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-58%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-95%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025-79%1969

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