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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Dresden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Dresden

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dresden 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
American RobinTurdidae802024+316%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae772024+878%1971
American CrowCorvidae692024+149%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652024+457%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae63202422×1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae592024+187%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae572024+358%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502024-43%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472024+167%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae442024+650%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae442024+557%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae422024+116%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae402024+536%1973
House SparrowPasseridae352024-43%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292024+114%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282024+111%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+88%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae262024-13%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae232024+122%1971
European StarlingSturnidae222024+7%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024+287%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae202024+85%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae202024+114%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192024+184%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae192024+429%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024+380%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae16202416×1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152024+138%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae152024+433%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+68%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024+152%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae142024+475%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+63%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024+525%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112024-56%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024+41%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+567%1995
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+109%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024-38%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+329%1976

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