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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Ray Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Ray

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ray 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
American CrowCorvidae302025-50%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025+98%1994
American RobinTurdidae242025-24%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025-38%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae192025-9%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025-77%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-10%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025+17%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae142025-36%1994
OvenbirdParulidae142025-30%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+100%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae142022+100%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+16%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025-43%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-68%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025-62%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-70%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae82021+56%1995
European StarlingSturnidae82025-48%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae82025-16%1994
American RedstartParulidae82025+110%1994
House SparrowPasseridae82025-13%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+8%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025-20%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-20%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-61%1994
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025-63%1994
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025+11%1994
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae52025-35%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-38%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-78%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025-70%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+20%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-33%1994
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42025-65%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-60%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-57%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-58%1994
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32025-21%1994
Louisiana WaterthrushParulidae32025+0%1994

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.