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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 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2024Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae862024+51%1989
Ring-billed GullLaridae682024-12%1990
House SparrowPasseridae542024+1%1989
American RobinTurdidae462024+69%1989
European StarlingSturnidae452024-38%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae452024-24%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae202022-42%1991
Song SparrowPasserellidae172024+114%1989
KilldeerCharadriidae162024-19%1989
Horned LarkAlaudidae152024-39%1989
Herring GullLaridae122019-83%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae112023+325%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-61%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae82024-27%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82024+16%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+100%1991
DickcisselCardinalidae82024+167%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae72019-64%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+154%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+4%1989
House FinchFringillidae52024-49%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024+10%1989
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023+13%1989
Sandhill CraneGruidae42024n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-80%1989
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-13%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024-39%1989
American WigeonAnatidae31993n/an/a
Trumpeter SwanAnatidae32019n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae22024-50%1989
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae22006+100%1986
American KestrelFalconidae22024-50%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22024-17%1989
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22022-75%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024+73%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22024-27%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae22023-67%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024+33%1990
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22022+67%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22024-64%1990

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