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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Meadowbrook Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2021Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Meadowbrook

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meadowbrook 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432021+147%1969
American RobinTurdidae422021+19%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae382021+40%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362021-82%1969
European StarlingSturnidae292021-65%1969
American CrowCorvidae282021+0%1969
House SparrowPasseridae282021-50%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae252021+24%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae242021+450%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae172021-43%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae162021-72%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae152021+91%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae152021+29%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae142021-59%1969
Blue JayCorvidae132021-14%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132021-18%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132021+325%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102021-11%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102021+38%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102021+257%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92021+540%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92021-57%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae92021-38%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82021-44%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae82003-38%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82021+218%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72021-74%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62001-11%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62021+150%1969
MallardAnatidae62021+8%1987
House FinchFringillidae62021+60%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52019-12%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae52021-39%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52021+33%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52007+400%1985
BobolinkIcteridae51999+29%1995
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42021+157%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42021-91%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae42019+14%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42021-67%1969

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