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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Piney Neck Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
1966–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Piney Neck

Top 40 of 113 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1002024-72%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae852024-62%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae512024+731%1970
American RobinTurdidae492024+30%1969
European StarlingSturnidae472024-71%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024+1%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422024+65%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362024-40%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+0%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322024+57%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae222024+267%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+96%1969
American CrowCorvidae162024-65%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+172%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae142024+186%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+57%1969
OspreyPandionidae13202414×1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-9%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024+93%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae122023+56%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+75%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+525%1969
House SparrowPasseridae102024-93%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024+28%1991
Fish CrowCorvidae92024+86%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+94%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+250%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae82024-31%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82024-5%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-31%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+59%1969
House FinchFringillidae82024+100%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-80%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+700%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+240%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-32%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-82%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62019-77%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+150%1969

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