BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 22
Marion Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 39 survey years, no longer active.
105Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1966–2023Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Ohio Marion
Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 125 | 2023 | -30% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 116 | 2023 | +28% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 99 | 2023 | +125% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 95 | 2023 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 61 | 2023 | +626% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 48 | 2023 | +49% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 47 | 2023 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 40 | 2023 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2023 | 12× | 1968 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 36 | 2021 | +9% | 1990 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 34 | 2023 | +120% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2023 | +210% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2023 | +113% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 2023 | +162% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2023 | +888% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 2023 | +306% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 21 | 2023 | +3% | 1990 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2023 | +177% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 19 | 2023 | -10% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 19 | 2023 | +28% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2023 | +560% | 1973 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 14 | 2023 | +89% | 1989 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 13 | 2023 | -59% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2023 | +73% | 1968 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2023 | +333% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2023 | +160% | 1968 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 10 | 2023 | +186% | 1973 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2023 | +320% | 1982 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2023 | +775% | 1971 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 6 | 1983 | -57% | 1968 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +240% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +317% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | -68% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | +533% | 1970 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2006 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +500% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | +114% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2023 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +63% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2023 | -33% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.