BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 29
Pleasant Val Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
58Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
10Observers
Bird Species Found on Maryland Pleasant Val
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 78 | 2024 | +60% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 60 | 2024 | +112% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 53 | 2024 | -67% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 52 | 2024 | +800% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 46 | 2024 | +35% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 45 | 2024 | -54% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 38 | 2024 | -83% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 37 | 2024 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | -9% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 27 | 2024 | +36% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 26 | 2024 | +492% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 26 | 2024 | +943% | 1984 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 2024 | -18% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -93% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 2024 | +24% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | +87% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 2024 | +900% | 1972 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 17 | 2024 | +141% | 1992 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2022 | +400% | 2012 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2024 | -19% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -53% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -21% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -44% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +120% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -70% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +7% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2023 | -15% | 1986 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2023 | -95% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +217% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -30% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -91% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -84% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +18% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2022 | +25% | 1983 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.