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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 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2008Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Ashland

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ashland 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 CrowCorvidae572008+86%1983
American RobinTurdidae412008+15%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372008+92%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae312008+41%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae222008+2%1983
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae182008+31%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162008-52%1983
European StarlingSturnidae152008-4%1983
Blue JayCorvidae142008+88%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142008-35%1983
Magnolia WarblerParulidae142008+107%1983
OvenbirdParulidae142008-48%1983
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae132008-15%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122008+49%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae112008+70%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae112008+164%1983
VeeryTurdidae112008-68%1983
Philadelphia VireoVireonidae112008+257%1991
American RedstartParulidae102008-17%1983
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92008-70%1984
Nashville WarblerParulidae92008+243%1983
BobolinkIcteridae82008-83%1983
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72006+38%1985
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72008+118%1983
Mourning WarblerParulidae72008+120%1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae62008+163%1984
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52008-45%1983
Common RavenCorvidae52008-24%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae52008-29%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52008-49%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52008+218%1983
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae41996+300%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42008-55%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae42008-65%1983
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42008+200%1985
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae42008+100%1990
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32006-13%1985
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22008+17%1986
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22008-43%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22001-43%1983

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