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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 13

Valley City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Valley City

Top 40 of 84 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 StarlingSturnidae2092024-8%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae652024+142%1997
American RobinTurdidae632024-3%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae442024-29%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024+26%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+15%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae292024+371%2001
Song SparrowPasserellidae282024-39%1997
House SparrowPasseridae252024-29%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae232024-28%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232024+13%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222024-62%1997
Blue JayCorvidae202024+50%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024-40%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae182017+443%2001
American CrowCorvidae172024-15%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae132024+57%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024-47%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+308%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024+35%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+75%1997
House FinchFringillidae112024-65%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+243%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024-25%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-40%1997
BobolinkIcteridae82017-48%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-66%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+14%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-42%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-14%1997
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae51999-42%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-78%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+40%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-90%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-63%1997
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024-39%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-82%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae32017-29%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024-20%2003
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32007+200%2004

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