BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 30
Sinepuxent Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.
101Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
1966–1978Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Maryland Sinepuxent
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 241 | 1978 | +20% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 233 | 1978 | +24% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 160 | 1978 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 150 | 1978 | +229% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 68 | 1978 | -4% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 43 | 1978 | +263% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 36 | 1978 | +10% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 33 | 1978 | +58% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 29 | 1978 | +93% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 27 | 1978 | +26% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 25 | 1978 | +173% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 1978 | -18% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 1978 | +72% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 23 | 1978 | +5% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 21 | 1978 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 21 | 1978 | +64% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 1978 | -37% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 20 | 1978 | +116% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 1978 | +220% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 1978 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1978 | +73% | 1969 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 1978 | +733% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 12 | 1978 | +6% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 1978 | +22% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 10 | 1978 | +40% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 1978 | +313% | 1968 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 1978 | +400% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 1978 | -5% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 1978 | -14% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 1978 | +21% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 1978 | -39% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 1978 | +57% | 1968 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1978 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 1978 | +233% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 1978 | +143% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1978 | -81% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 1978 | -21% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1978 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1978 | +114% | 1968 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 1978 | +33% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.