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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 22

Ash Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

97Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Ash Ridge

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ash Ridge route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent 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 →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1282021+30%1994
American RobinTurdidae872021+84%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae532021-38%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae462021-2%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402021+75%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392021+36%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae302021+89%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae292021+92%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae282021+80%1994
House SparrowPasseridae272021-18%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242021+510%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232021-24%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232021+13%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae212021+32%1994
Blue JayCorvidae202021+80%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae192021-40%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae192021+463%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182021+2%1994
European StarlingSturnidae152021-84%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152021+217%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae122021+4%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122021+380%1994
American CrowCorvidae102021-61%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102021+250%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92021+9%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92021-62%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae82021+0%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae82021-52%1994
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72021+250%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72021+56%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae72017+325%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62021+93%1994
House FinchFringillidae62021+425%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae52021-53%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae52021-52%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52021+200%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52012n/an/a
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42019+0%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42018+30%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32021-65%1994

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