BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Maryland · BCR 29

Wheaton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

88Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1990–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Maryland Wheaton

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wheaton route.
History
American RobinTurdidae1792024+122%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1602024+205%1992
House SparrowPasseridae1342024+48%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae672024+24%1992
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae602024+196%1992
American CrowCorvidae572024+29%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae512024+16%1992
European StarlingSturnidae502024-28%1992
Gray CatbirdMimidae472024+48%1992
Chimney SwiftApodidae432024+132%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422024+142%1992
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae422024+93%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae392024+56%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae382024+27%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342024-22%1992
Blue JayCorvidae272024+258%1992
House FinchFringillidae262024-67%1992
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae242024+331%1992
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212024+236%1992
Fish CrowCorvidae192024+214%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+23%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae152024+128%1992
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142024+380%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-14%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122024+111%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+80%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122024+40%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+188%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024+47%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae102024+13%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+200%1993
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024+125%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+50%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-13%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-56%1992
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41995+0%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+17%1992
OvenbirdParulidae42024+50%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-17%1993
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024+50%1994

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