BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Ashland Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
111Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1980–2008Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Ashland
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 57 | 2008 | +86% | 1983 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 41 | 2008 | +15% | 1983 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 37 | 2008 | +92% | 1983 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2008 | +41% | 1983 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 22 | 2008 | +2% | 1983 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2008 | +31% | 1983 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 16 | 2008 | -52% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 15 | 2008 | -4% | 1983 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2008 | +88% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2008 | -35% | 1983 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2008 | +107% | 1983 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 14 | 2008 | -48% | 1983 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2008 | -15% | 1983 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 12 | 2008 | +49% | 1983 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2008 | +70% | 1983 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 11 | 2008 | +164% | 1983 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 11 | 2008 | -68% | 1983 | |
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2008 | +257% | 1991 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 10 | 2008 | -17% | 1983 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 9 | 2008 | -70% | 1984 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2008 | +243% | 1983 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2008 | -83% | 1983 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2006 | +38% | 1985 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2008 | +118% | 1983 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2008 | +120% | 1985 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2008 | +163% | 1984 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2008 | -45% | 1983 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2008 | -24% | 1983 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2008 | -29% | 1983 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2008 | -49% | 1983 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2008 | +218% | 1983 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1996 | +300% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2008 | -55% | 1983 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2008 | -65% | 1983 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2008 | +200% | 1985 | |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 4 | 2008 | +100% | 1990 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2006 | -13% | 1985 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2008 | +17% | 1986 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2008 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2001 | -43% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.