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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 23

N Baltimore Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio N Baltimore

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the N Baltimore 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1952019-22%1968
House SparrowPasseridae1842019-12%1968
American RobinTurdidae1162019+133%1968
European StarlingSturnidae812019-42%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae432019+261%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae342019-23%1968
MallardAnatidae33201921×1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae292019+17%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262019+250%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae252019+51%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae252019+50%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae23201915×1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192019+195%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae122019+171%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102019+175%2008
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92019+188%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92018+156%1982
DickcisselCardinalidae92019+533%1983
Blue JayCorvidae82019+54%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae82019+673%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72019+56%1968
House FinchFringillidae72019-28%1989
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62018-68%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62019+167%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae62019+14%1994
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42018+14%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42019+20%1984
American CrowCorvidae42018-73%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae42019-71%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42019+167%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32019+67%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-85%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32019-33%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+225%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32019+25%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32018+20%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae32018+67%1978
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32017+150%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae32019+14%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32018-40%2014

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