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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 13

Valley City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Valley City

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Valley City 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 StarlingSturnidae1152025-4%1997
American RobinTurdidae872025-19%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722025-49%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025+10%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025+17%1997
Song SparrowPasserellidae282025-46%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282025+135%1997
American CrowCorvidae272025-29%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252025-47%1997
Blue JayCorvidae242025+55%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025-12%1997
House SparrowPasseridae222025-47%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-4%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025-2%1997
Yellow WarblerParulidae132025-74%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae132025+19%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025-45%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae112025-53%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-58%1997
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+20%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102025-74%1997
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+44%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025-61%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+286%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+150%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-75%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025-55%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025+246%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+429%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-47%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae51999-42%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-31%1997
House FinchFringillidae42025-82%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-47%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-67%1997
BobolinkIcteridae42025-41%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+17%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+43%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025-74%1997

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