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BBS Route · Ohio · BCR 22

Xenia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 47 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2018Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Ohio Xenia

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

Species recorded on the Xenia 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 StarlingSturnidae1202018+245%1968
American RobinTurdidae1102018+293%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae832018-80%1968
House SparrowPasseridae812018-79%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae552018-33%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae482018+82%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae302018-43%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae272018+284%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252018-84%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182018+475%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132018+179%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122018-5%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122018-62%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae11201812×1986
BobolinkIcteridae92016-86%1968
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae91974-76%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae92014-26%1969
American CrowCorvidae82018-46%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82018+238%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72018+21%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae72018+42%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62018-80%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae52017-84%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52018+275%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae42018-66%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae41990-15%1969
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae41968n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42017+133%1992
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42014+300%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32018-89%1968
Blue JayCorvidae32018+29%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae32017+14%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae31996-46%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32017+100%1983
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31969+200%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32015+50%2006
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32018+0%1981
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32010-29%1993
Great Horned OwlStrigidae31995+200%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae22017+0%1969

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