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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Baxter Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Ohio Baxter Ridge

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Baxter 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae712025-6%2003
American RobinTurdidae642025+7%2003
European StarlingSturnidae632025-11%2003
American CrowCorvidae612025+2%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025+1%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae392025-35%2003
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025+16%2003
Song SparrowPasserellidae382025-8%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae382025+12%2003
Wood ThrushTurdidae352025+121%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-10%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025-54%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae232025-39%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025-52%2003
House SparrowPasseridae232025+27%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232025+30%2003
Blue JayCorvidae192025+92%2003
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192025-7%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+36%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025+63%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+344%2003
House FinchFringillidae162025+10%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025+400%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+152%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae152025-53%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae152025-15%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+133%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae132025+20%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+90%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+168%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+280%2005
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025-60%2003
Yellow WarblerParulidae92025-64%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-31%2003
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+17%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-66%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+140%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+13%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-44%2003
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-70%2003

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.