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BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30

Pomfret Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

107Species 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
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Pomfret

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pomfret 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
European StarlingSturnidae492024-44%1968
American CrowCorvidae452024+7%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae40202411×1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342024+32%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312024+520%1968
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae301998+400%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232024+61%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024+5%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae222024+191%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024-35%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae212024-67%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202024-71%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024+8%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162024+227%1968
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+34%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae152024+18%1968
Glossy IbisThreskiornithidae151994n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024-45%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+320%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-20%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+725%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-84%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae112024+22%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+23%1968
OvenbirdParulidae102024+47%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-36%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-18%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024-12%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+283%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-73%1968
Black VultureCathartidae72024+500%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024-52%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+700%1971
Blue JayCorvidae62024-47%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-24%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+79%1968
American RobinTurdidae62024-77%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae52023-10%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+8%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae52024+120%1968

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