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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 13

Peru Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

81Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1978Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Peru

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Peru 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
Common GrackleIcteridae1381978-32%1969
European StarlingSturnidae991978-0%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae921978-44%1969
House SparrowPasseridae891978+13%1969
American RobinTurdidae601978-5%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae201978+15%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae201977+62%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae171978-30%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae161978-39%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae161978-6%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae161978-18%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae141978+67%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae121978+38%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae121978+0%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae81978-60%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae81978+50%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae71978-31%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae71978-44%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae71978-3%1973
American CrowCorvidae61978-67%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51978+0%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae51969n/an/a
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51969n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae41978-4%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41976+25%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae31978-70%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae31978-17%1969
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31969+200%1967
Tree SwallowHirundinidae31976+25%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae31978+100%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae31978-64%1973
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae31969n/an/a
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae31975+200%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21974+0%1966
Blue JayCorvidae21978-31%1970
BobolinkIcteridae21978-80%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae21978+62%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae21978+15%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae21977+117%1973
Wood DuckAnatidae21976+0%1967

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