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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Ohio Breeding Birds

182 species recorded across 89 survey routes, 1966 to 2024. Browse by family or guild below.

Ohio Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Northern Bobwhite has collapsed in Ohio: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

House Finch has surged in Ohio: up 40× on the route-weighted index since 1982.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Ring-necked Pheasant has collapsed in Ohio: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Canada Goose has surged in Ohio: up 32× on the route-weighted index since 1971.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Upland Sandpiper has collapsed in Ohio: down 96% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Hooded Warbler has surged in Ohio: up 20× on the route-weighted index since 1968.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in OhioGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-97%

Game birds

4 species
-78%

Wetland birds

11 species
-65%

Grassland birds

12 species
-55%

Generalists

9 species
+15%

Aerial insectivores

17 species
+45%

Forest birds

64 species
+216%

Shorebirds

3 species
+386%

Birds of prey

13 species
+491%

Waterfowl

4 species

Ohio Bird Survey Routes

Browse Ohio Birds By FamilyTrendPercent 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 →

Each species links to its trend in Ohio.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

Bald Eagle +734%Broad-winged Hawk +201%Cooper's Hawk +78%Northern Harrier +7%Red-shouldered Hawk 13×Red-tailed Hawk +407%Sharp-shinned Hawk -28%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -14%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher +17%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

Blue-winged Teal -58%Canada Goose 32×Mallard +9%Wood Duck -58%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -68%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern -8%Black-crowned Night Heron -77%Great Blue Heron +41%Great Egret +3%Green Heron -57%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +372%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -46%Eastern Whip-poor-will +13%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Blue Grosbeak 15×Dickcissel +75%Indigo Bunting +13%Northern Cardinal +107%Rose-breasted Grosbeak +247%Scarlet Tanager +254%Summer Tanager -80%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Black Vulture 14×Turkey Vulture +739%

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +57%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer +190%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Mourning Dove +48%Rock Pigeon -58%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +29%Blue Jay +73%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -65%Yellow-billed Cuckoo +31%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel +38%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch +1%House Finch 40×Purple Finch +12%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -68%Barn Swallow +73%Cliff Swallow 16×Northern Rough-winged Swallow +42%Purple Martin -27%Tree Swallow +552%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -4%Bobolink -89%Brown-headed Cowbird -2%Common Grackle -61%Eastern Meadowlark -84%Orchard Oriole +377%Red-winged Blackbird -75%Western Meadowlark -91%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -69%

Shrikes Laniidae

Loggerhead Shrike -79%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Herring Gull -28%Ring-billed Gull -44%

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -40%Gray Catbird +140%Northern Mockingbird +16%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -99%

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +27%Carolina Chickadee +125%Tufted Titmouse +3%

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +666%Black-and-white Warbler +515%Black-throated Green Warbler +499%Blue-winged Warbler -1%Cerulean Warbler +20%Chestnut-sided Warbler +78%Common Yellowthroat +3%Hooded Warbler 20×Kentucky Warbler +96%Louisiana Waterthrush +941%Northern Parula 24×Ovenbird 15×Pine Warbler +789%Prairie Warbler -34%Worm-eating Warbler 21×Yellow Warbler +34%Yellow-throated Warbler 15×

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow +162%Eastern Towhee +54%Field Sparrow -67%Grasshopper Sparrow -94%Henslow's Sparrow -57%Savannah Sparrow -53%Song Sparrow -12%Swamp Sparrow +65%Vesper Sparrow -89%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -77%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +59%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -99%Ruffed Grouse -40%Wild Turkey +824%

Woodpeckers Picidae

Downy Woodpecker +123%Hairy Woodpecker +130%Pileated Woodpecker +422%Red-bellied Woodpecker +334%Red-headed Woodpecker -8%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +101%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock +7%Spotted Sandpiper -39%Upland Sandpiper -97%

Nuthatches Sittidae

White-breasted Nuthatch +603%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +144%Eastern Screech-Owl +21%Great Horned Owl +62%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -40%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird +338%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Bewick's Wren -66%Carolina Wren +374%Marsh Wren -19%Northern House Wren +163%Sedge Wren -18%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +72%Eastern Bluebird +38%Hermit Thrush -23%Veery +112%Wood Thrush +303%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +328%Alder Flycatcher -82%Eastern Kingbird +21%Eastern Phoebe +29%Eastern Wood-Pewee +84%Great Crested Flycatcher -29%Least Flycatcher -67%Willow Flycatcher +36%

Vireos Vireonidae

Blue-headed Vireo +41%Red-eyed Vireo +313%Warbling Vireo -11%White-eyed Vireo +248%Yellow-throated Vireo +172%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.