BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 28
Vindex Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.
123Species Recorded
58Years Surveyed
1966–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Maryland Vindex
Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2024 | +65% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 25 | 2024 | -18% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 25 | 2024 | -48% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 18 | 2024 | +933% | 1969 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | 12× | 1974 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -21% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -18% | 1968 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | -65% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2024 | -48% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -79% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +3% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | -72% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -6% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -76% | 1968 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | -52% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2008 | +275% | 1979 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -65% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +60% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2023 | -56% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | +567% | 1996 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +50% | 1980 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | +167% | 1968 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | -69% | 1968 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | -55% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2023 | -17% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2022 | -14% | 1979 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 1996 | +200% | 1984 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 3 | 2021 | +144% | 1999 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2024 | -73% | 1968 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2022 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +200% | 1972 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 1986 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.