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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Brooks Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1977–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on Maine Brooks

Top 40 of 124 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
OvenbirdParulidae532019+8%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae462019-29%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae452019-31%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae372019+168%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae372019-19%1983
American RobinTurdidae332019-47%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae322019+15%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae302019+100%1983
American CrowCorvidae292019+4%1983
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282019+338%1983
House SparrowPasseridae242018+48%1983
Blue JayCorvidae232019+31%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232019+10%1983
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae212019+268%1983
Pine WarblerParulidae202019+600%1988
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae172019+135%1983
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172019-32%1983
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae162019+0%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae162019+250%1983
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae162019+283%1983
Common RavenCorvidae142019+340%1983
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142019+207%1984
Gray CatbirdMimidae132019-53%1983
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae122019+271%1983
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112019+200%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae102014+46%2006
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae92019+56%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92018-82%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92019-49%1983
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae92019+33%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae92019-47%1983
Winter WrenTroglodytidae92019+420%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92019+286%1985
VeeryTurdidae82019-80%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae82019+320%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72019-33%1983
European StarlingSturnidae62019-64%1983
Nashville WarblerParulidae62019-80%1983
Magnolia WarblerParulidae62018+50%1983
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62019+100%1984

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