BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28
Baxter Ridge Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1998–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Ohio Baxter Ridge
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 79 | 2023 | +24% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 79 | 2023 | +13% | 2003 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 63 | 2023 | +27% | 2003 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 53 | 2023 | -10% | 2003 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2023 | +3% | 2003 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 32 | 2023 | +49% | 2003 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 31 | 2023 | +70% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 30 | 2023 | -23% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2023 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 27 | 2023 | +23% | 2003 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 25 | 2023 | +141% | 2003 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 21 | 2023 | +77% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2023 | -16% | 2003 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2023 | +205% | 2003 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | -31% | 2003 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2023 | +54% | 2003 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2023 | +33% | 2003 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2023 | -27% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 10 | 2023 | -20% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -28% | 2003 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2023 | -75% | 2003 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2023 | +200% | 2005 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 8 | 2017 | +37% | 2007 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2023 | -31% | 2003 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2023 | +100% | 2004 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 7 | 2023 | -60% | 2003 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2023 | -25% | 2003 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2023 | -58% | 2003 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +356% | 2003 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 6 | 2023 | +267% | 2003 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +80% | 2004 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -76% | 2003 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -60% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -13% | 2003 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2023 | +10% | 2003 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2023 | +86% | 2003 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2021 | +133% | 2005 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2023 | +136% | 2006 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | +14% | 2003 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | +11% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.