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 Recorded
45Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 195 | 2019 | -22% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 184 | 2019 | -12% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 116 | 2019 | +133% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 81 | 2019 | -42% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 43 | 2019 | +261% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2019 | -23% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 33 | 2019 | 21× | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2019 | +17% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 26 | 2019 | +250% | 1968 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 25 | 2019 | +51% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 25 | 2019 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2019 | 15× | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2019 | +195% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2019 | +171% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2019 | +175% | 2008 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2019 | +188% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 9 | 2018 | +156% | 1982 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2019 | +533% | 1983 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2019 | +54% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2019 | +673% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2019 | +56% | 1968 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2019 | -28% | 1989 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2018 | -68% | 2008 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2019 | +167% | 1971 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2019 | +14% | 1994 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2018 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2019 | +20% | 1984 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2018 | -73% | 1968 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2019 | +167% | 1997 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2019 | +67% | 1973 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2018 | -85% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -33% | 1968 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | +225% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | +25% | 1976 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2018 | +20% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | +67% | 1978 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2017 | +150% | 1978 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2019 | +14% | 1985 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2018 | -40% | 2014 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.