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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 28

Tick Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2019Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Tick Ridge

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tick Ridge 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 CrowCorvidae612019+69%1995
Eastern TowheePasserellidae432019+65%1995
Wood ThrushTurdidae412019+14%1995
American RobinTurdidae362019+119%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352019+25%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae342019+169%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302019+316%1995
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282019-28%1995
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae202019+17%1995
Blue JayCorvidae202019+224%1995
European StarlingSturnidae202019+3%1995
Tufted TitmouseParidae202019+122%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192019+47%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae192019-10%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192019-41%1995
OvenbirdParulidae192019+13%1995
American RedstartParulidae182019+388%1995
House SparrowPasseridae162000+325%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142019+21%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142019+46%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae132019-36%1995
Song SparrowPasserellidae132019-44%1995
Cerulean WarblerParulidae132019-5%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112019+71%1995
Common YellowthroatParulidae112019-66%1995
Gray CatbirdMimidae102019-22%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae92019-36%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82019-6%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82019+27%1995
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae72019-45%1995
Hooded WarblerParulidae72019+44%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72019+180%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72019-42%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62019-32%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62019-35%1995
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae61995n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae52016+78%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52019-39%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42019+17%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42019+120%1995

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