BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Baxter Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
5Years Surveyed
1977–1988Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Baxter
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 1988 | -31% | 1979 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 35 | 1988 | -43% | 1979 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 1988 | +105% | 1979 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 1988 | -4% | 1982 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 18 | 1984 | +229% | 1979 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 18 | 1988 | -16% | 1979 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 17 | 1988 | +533% | 1979 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 13 | 1988 | +150% | 1979 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 1988 | -12% | 1979 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 1988 | +800% | 1979 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 9 | 1988 | -4% | 1979 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 1988 | +50% | 1977 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 8 | 1984 | -67% | 1979 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 1988 | +350% | 1982 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1988 | +13% | 1979 | |
| Tennessee Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 1984 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 1988 | +367% | 1979 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 7 | 1988 | -56% | 1979 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 1988 | -38% | 1979 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1984 | -13% | 1979 | |
| Cape May Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1984 | +267% | 1979 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 1988 | -14% | 1979 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1988 | +167% | 1979 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1988 | -50% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1984 | +150% | 1979 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 1988 | -32% | 1979 | |
| Common Merganser | Anatidae | 4 | 1984 | +300% | 1982 | |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1988 | +100% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1988 | -17% | 1982 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1988 | -14% | 1979 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1982 | -40% | 1977 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1988 | +38% | 1979 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1988 | +11% | 1979 | |
| Canada Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1988 | -21% | 1979 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 1984 | +50% | 1979 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Spotted Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1984 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1988 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1984 | +200% | 1982 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 1984 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.