BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Bowdoin Ctr Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
125Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1971–2021Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Bowdoin Ctr
Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 55 | 2021 | +942% | 1976 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 48 | 2021 | +911% | 1976 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 47 | 2021 | +120% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 39 | 2021 | +252% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2021 | -9% | 1975 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 35 | 2013 | +269% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 32 | 2021 | +11% | 1975 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 26 | 2021 | +157% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 24 | 2021 | +663% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2021 | +275% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2021 | 13× | 1995 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 18 | 2021 | +15% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 17 | 2021 | +49% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2021 | +20% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2021 | +360% | 1994 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 15 | 2021 | +450% | 1975 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 14 | 2021 | +229% | 1975 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 14 | 2021 | +229% | 1980 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 13 | 2021 | +42% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2021 | -75% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2021 | +106% | 1976 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2021 | +260% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2021 | +367% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2013 | -17% | 1979 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2021 | -84% | 1975 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2021 | +17% | 1980 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 7 | 2021 | +41% | 1975 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2013 | -44% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2021 | +167% | 2000 | |
| Hooded Merganser | Anatidae | 6 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2013 | +140% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2021 | -62% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 1999 | -20% | 1976 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2013 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 4 | 2021 | +467% | 1983 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2021 | -87% | 1975 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2021 | -11% | 1975 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2021 | +67% | 1983 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 3 | 2021 | -20% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.