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West Elkton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
1992–2012Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio West Elkton

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the West Elkton 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 RobinTurdidae992012+289%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae802012+223%1994
House SparrowPasseridae522012+177%1994
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462012+120%1994
European StarlingSturnidae382012-43%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae322012-1%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae302012-14%1994
American CrowCorvidae282012-2%1994
Blue JayCorvidae272012+400%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae262012+73%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252012+21%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae232012+112%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae222012+750%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222012+336%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae182012+42%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae172012+13%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae142012+10%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae142012+322%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132012+200%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132012+115%1994
House FinchFringillidae102012-7%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae102010+650%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae102012+87%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102012+186%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae102008+900%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92012+108%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92012+0%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92012+550%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82012+350%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82012+64%1994
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72012+13%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72012+38%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae72012+73%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72012-19%1994
Gray CatbirdMimidae72012+217%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae62009+0%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52012+88%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae42012-20%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42012+233%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae42012+825%1996

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