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Smithsburg Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.
114Species Recorded
44Years Surveyed
1966–2014Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Maryland Smithsburg
Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 109 | 2014 | +151% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 57 | 2014 | +27% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2014 | +162% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2014 | 12× | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 41 | 2014 | 13× | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 38 | 2014 | +662% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2014 | +586% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 29 | 2014 | +131% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 27 | 2014 | +473% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 27 | 2014 | +33% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2014 | +280% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 25 | 2014 | +108% | 1975 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 2013 | +338% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2014 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2014 | +756% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 23 | 2014 | +94% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2014 | +144% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2014 | +30% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 20 | 2014 | +400% | 1979 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2014 | +33% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2014 | +91% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2014 | -34% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2014 | +273% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 2014 | -3% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2014 | +167% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2014 | +780% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 14 | 2014 | +540% | 1972 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2014 | +750% | 1971 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2014 | +433% | 1971 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 13 | 2014 | +138% | 1974 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2014 | -24% | 1996 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2014 | +300% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2014 | +280% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2014 | -93% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2014 | -5% | 1968 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 11 | 2014 | +64% | 1975 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2014 | +371% | 1985 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2014 | +3% | 1968 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2014 | +222% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2014 | +13% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.