BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Boundary Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
1993–2016Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Boundary
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 76 | 2016 | -50% | 1995 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 56 | 2016 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2016 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 28 | 2016 | -59% | 1995 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2016 | -49% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 27 | 2016 | -68% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 25 | 2016 | -59% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 25 | 2016 | -38% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2016 | -15% | 1995 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 15 | 2016 | +141% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2016 | -45% | 1995 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 12 | 2015 | -5% | 1996 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 12 | 2016 | -58% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2016 | -46% | 1995 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 11 | 2016 | -54% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2016 | -48% | 1995 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 10 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 9 | 2016 | -35% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2016 | +92% | 1995 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2016 | -37% | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2016 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 7 | 2016 | +18% | 1995 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2016 | -53% | 1995 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2016 | -31% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2016 | -9% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2016 | -48% | 1995 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 6 | 1997 | -21% | 1994 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2016 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2016 | -22% | 1996 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2015 | +120% | 2005 | |
| Mourning Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2009 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 4 | 2016 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2016 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2016 | +140% | 1995 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 4 | 2016 | -17% | 1995 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2016 | +67% | 1995 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2016 | -71% | 1995 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2015 | -29% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2016 | -17% | 1996 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2009 | +33% | 2004 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.