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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Greasy Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.

95Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1991Span
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Bird Species Found on Ohio Greasy Ridge

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Greasy 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
European StarlingSturnidae1661991+17%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae751991+52%1968
American RobinTurdidae651991+99%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae581991-24%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae551991+145%1968
American CrowCorvidae401991-50%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae391991+68%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae341991-26%1968
House SparrowPasseridae341991-67%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae321991+33%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae301991+439%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae281991+27%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae171991+29%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae161991-5%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae151991-28%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae151991+26%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae141991+0%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae121991+28%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae121991-37%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae121991+45%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae111991+26%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae91991+240%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae91991+81%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae81991+5%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae81991+10%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae71991-76%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae61991-9%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae61991+4%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae61991+11%1971
Blue JayCorvidae51991+5%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae51991-10%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae51991-25%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41991-59%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae41991-40%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae41991+300%1968
American KestrelFalconidae41991+0%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae41991+175%1972
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae41991-47%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41991+57%1981
House FinchFringillidae41990+233%1987

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