BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 23
Limestone Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.
100Species Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1986–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Ohio Limestone
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 86 | 2024 | +51% | 1989 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 68 | 2024 | -12% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 54 | 2024 | +1% | 1989 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 46 | 2024 | +69% | 1989 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 45 | 2024 | -38% | 1989 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 45 | 2024 | -24% | 1989 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 20 | 2022 | -42% | 1991 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | +114% | 1989 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 16 | 2024 | -19% | 1989 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 15 | 2024 | -39% | 1989 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 12 | 2019 | -83% | 1990 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2023 | +325% | 1992 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2024 | -61% | 1989 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | -27% | 1989 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +16% | 1989 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1991 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +167% | 1993 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2019 | -64% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | +154% | 1989 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2024 | +4% | 1989 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -49% | 1990 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | +10% | 1989 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +13% | 1989 | |
| Sandhill Crane | Gruidae | 4 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2023 | -80% | 1989 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -13% | 1989 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2024 | -39% | 1989 | |
| American Wigeon | Anatidae | 3 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Trumpeter Swan | Anatidae | 3 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2024 | -50% | 1989 | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2006 | +100% | 1986 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2024 | -50% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -17% | 1989 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | -75% | 1989 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +73% | 1989 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | -27% | 1989 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 2 | 2023 | -67% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2024 | +33% | 1990 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | +67% | 2004 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2024 | -64% | 1990 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.