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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 23

Limestone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Limestone

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

Species recorded on the Limestone 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae782025+44%1989
European StarlingSturnidae702025-47%1989
House SparrowPasseridae692025+3%1989
Ring-billed GullLaridae682024-12%1990
American RobinTurdidae562025+36%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae272025-14%1989
Song SparrowPasserellidae242025+108%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae202022-42%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae182025-43%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-44%1989
Herring GullLaridae122019-83%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+4%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+13%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-32%1989
DickcisselCardinalidae112025+283%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+73%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae82025-24%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-56%1989
Blue JayCorvidae72025+7%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+85%1989
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+0%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+33%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025-7%1989
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+338%1992
Sandhill CraneGruidae52025+25%2024
House FinchFringillidae42025-67%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42025-71%1989
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42025-10%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+133%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-80%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025+0%1989
American WigeonAnatidae31993n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32025+100%2003
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae32019n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae22024-50%1989
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22006+100%1986
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22025-55%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae22025-13%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae22025-31%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024+33%1990

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