BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 22

Wilmington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 31 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Ohio Wilmington

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

Species recorded on the Wilmington 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 StarlingSturnidae4071996+3%1968
House SparrowPasseridae4031996-60%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae3021996-60%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae2871996+51%1968
American RobinTurdidae1741996+321%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae831996+12%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae721996+360%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae641996+139%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae501996+3%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae441996+146%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae401996+245%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae381996-62%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae371996-6%1968
House FinchFringillidae361996+694%1989
Chimney SwiftApodidae351996-45%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae301996+395%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae251996-41%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae221996+11%1968
American CrowCorvidae191996+150%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae161995+69%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae141996+100%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae131996-66%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae131996+246%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae131996-28%1968
Blue JayCorvidae111996+54%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae111996+96%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101996+118%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91996+86%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae91996+833%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae91996+267%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae91990+350%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae81996+183%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae81996-52%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae81996+900%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae71996-16%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae61996+8%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61996+89%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61996-20%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae61996+108%1968
American KestrelFalconidae51995+367%1970

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