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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Brooks Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2021Span
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Bird Species Found on Maine Brooks

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brooks 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
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae522021+55%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae502021-21%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae422021+175%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae422021-9%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae412021-31%1983
European StarlingSturnidae342021-48%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae332021+136%1983
OvenbirdParulidae332021-3%1983
American RobinTurdidae292021-48%1983
Blue JayCorvidae282021+31%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae232021+300%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae222021+390%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae222021+242%1989
American CrowCorvidae202021+4%1983
Hermit ThrushTurdidae202021+279%1984
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae172021-8%1983
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172021-30%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae172021-49%1983
Pine WarblerParulidae172021+900%1988
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152021+232%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae132021-42%1983
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122021-22%1983
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae112021+129%1983
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae112021+242%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae112021-11%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae102014+46%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82021-39%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae82021-85%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72021-14%1983
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72021+157%1984
Magnolia WarblerParulidae62018+50%1983
VeeryTurdidae62021-79%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae62021+320%2016
Wood DuckAnatidae52013n/an/a
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42021-73%1983
American RedstartParulidae42021-73%1983
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42021+340%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42021+214%1985
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41996+67%1987
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42021+250%2006

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.