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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 13

New Somerset Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 20 survey years, no longer active.

97Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1993Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio New Somerset

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Somerset 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
European StarlingSturnidae1671993+19%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1001993+773%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae831993+6%1972
American RobinTurdidae831993+51%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae721993+500%1979
House SparrowPasseridae561993+25%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae481993-19%1972
House FinchFringillidae411993+250%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae381993+192%1972
American CrowCorvidae371993+23%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae271993+2%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae241993+225%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae241993+355%1973
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae211991+41%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae201993+28%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae171993+200%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151993-7%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae141993+40%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae111993+77%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae101993-60%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae101993+71%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae91993-26%1974
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae81993+300%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae71993-29%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae61993-67%1972
MallardAnatidae61993+217%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae51993-7%1972
Great Blue HeronArdeidae51993-27%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae51988-36%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41993-49%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41993-75%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae41993+107%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae41993-13%1972
Blue JayCorvidae41993+17%1973
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae41993-35%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae41993+200%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae31966n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae31993+200%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae31993-54%1973
BobolinkIcteridae31989-73%1974

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