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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Omega Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 53 survey years, no longer active.

110Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Ohio Omega

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Omega 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1492024+589%1968
American RobinTurdidae1262024+800%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae742024+707%1968
European StarlingSturnidae712024+192%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae692024+25%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642024-43%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae622024+217%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae622024+145%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae612024+390%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae482024+244%1968
House SparrowPasseridae482024-59%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae462024+630%1968
American CrowCorvidae382024-13%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae26202413×1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae252024+100%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae25202416×1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae242024+273%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae222024+193%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+550%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae192024+511%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae172024-32%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+575%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172024+629%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae15202413×1968
Blue JayCorvidae132024+71%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132024-77%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+675%1987
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122024+400%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024+800%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+23%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122024+600%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae122022-61%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+246%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+50%1968
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+271%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+575%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112024+650%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-24%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+53%1968
House FinchFringillidae102024+389%1987

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