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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 22

Kings Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2015Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Kings Creek

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kings Creek 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
Common GrackleIcteridae992015+237%1994
American RobinTurdidae842015+56%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702015-37%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae512015+39%1994
European StarlingSturnidae512015-14%1994
House SparrowPasseridae462015-28%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402015+120%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392015+223%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322015+348%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae272015-13%1995
American CrowCorvidae232015-7%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae222015+108%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212015-3%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae212015-53%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae182015+13%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae152015-28%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae142015+73%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132015+78%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112015+31%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae11201516×2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae102015+257%1995
Blue JayCorvidae92015-22%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92015+157%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae72015+42%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72015+250%2009
Rock PigeonColumbidae62013+200%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae62015+37%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62015-11%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae52014-17%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52013+60%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52015+100%2002
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52007n/an/a
MallardAnatidae42015+50%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42015-20%1994
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42015-39%1995
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42007+150%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32015-41%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32014-17%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32015+20%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32011+150%1995

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