BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 22
Botkins Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.
82Species Recorded
23Years Surveyed
1992–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Ohio Botkins
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 133 | 2019 | -29% | 1994 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 109 | 2019 | -26% | 1994 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 87 | 2019 | -21% | 1994 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 61 | 2019 | -85% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 56 | 2019 | -48% | 1994 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2019 | -43% | 1994 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 36 | 2019 | +151% | 1998 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 31 | 2019 | -9% | 1994 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2019 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2019 | +91% | 1994 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2019 | +114% | 1994 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 24 | 2019 | -17% | 1994 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 24 | 2019 | +55% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2019 | +27% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2019 | -21% | 1994 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 20 | 2019 | -30% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 17 | 2019 | -44% | 1994 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2019 | +527% | 1996 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2019 | +380% | 1998 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2019 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2019 | -3% | 1994 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 7 | 2019 | +629% | 1994 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2019 | +179% | 1996 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +350% | 2002 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2019 | -38% | 1994 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2019 | -52% | 1994 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2018 | +180% | 2002 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2019 | +111% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2019 | -21% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 2018 | -84% | 1994 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2019 | +325% | 2000 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 4 | 2019 | -27% | 1994 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2019 | -82% | 1994 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2019 | +15% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2019 | +120% | 1994 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2019 | +350% | 1994 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2019 | +75% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2019 | -44% | 1995 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1998 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.