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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–1988Span
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Bird Species Found on Maine Baxter

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Baxter 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
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae361988-31%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae351988-43%1979
Winter WrenTroglodytidae211988+105%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae211988-4%1982
Purple FinchFringillidae181984+229%1979
OvenbirdParulidae181988-16%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae171988+533%1979
VeeryTurdidae131988+150%1979
American RobinTurdidae121988-12%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae111988+800%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae91988-4%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae91988+50%1977
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae81984-67%1979
Hermit ThrushTurdidae81988+350%1982
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae71988+13%1979
Tennessee WarblerParulidae71984+75%1977
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae71988+367%1979
American RedstartParulidae71988-56%1979
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae61988-38%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae61984-13%1979
Cape May WarblerParulidae61984+267%1979
Magnolia WarblerParulidae61988-14%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae51988+167%1979
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae51988-50%1979
Mourning WarblerParulidae51984+150%1979
Northern ParulaParulidae41988-32%1979
Common MerganserAnatidae41984+300%1982
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae41988+100%1982
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae31988-17%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31988-14%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae31982-40%1977
Nashville WarblerParulidae31988+38%1979
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae31988+11%1979
Canada WarblerParulidae31988-21%1979
Common RavenCorvidae31984+50%1979
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae31979n/an/a
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31984+200%1982
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31988+200%1982
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae31984+200%1982
European StarlingSturnidae31984n/an/a

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