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 Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1977–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Brooks
Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 53 | 2019 | +8% | 1983 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 46 | 2019 | -29% | 1983 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 45 | 2019 | -31% | 1983 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 37 | 2019 | +168% | 1983 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2019 | -19% | 1983 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 33 | 2019 | -47% | 1983 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 32 | 2019 | +15% | 1983 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2019 | +100% | 1983 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 2019 | +4% | 1983 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2019 | +338% | 1983 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 24 | 2018 | +48% | 1983 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 2019 | +31% | 1983 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 23 | 2019 | +10% | 1983 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2019 | +268% | 1983 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 20 | 2019 | +600% | 1988 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 17 | 2019 | +135% | 1983 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 17 | 2019 | -32% | 1983 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2019 | +0% | 1983 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 16 | 2019 | +250% | 1983 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2019 | +283% | 1983 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 14 | 2019 | +340% | 1983 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2019 | +207% | 1984 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2019 | -53% | 1983 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 2019 | +271% | 1983 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 11 | 2019 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2014 | +46% | 2006 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2019 | +56% | 1983 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2018 | -82% | 1983 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2019 | -49% | 1983 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2019 | +33% | 1983 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2019 | -47% | 1983 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2019 | +420% | 1985 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2019 | +286% | 1985 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2019 | -80% | 1983 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2019 | +320% | 2016 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -33% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2019 | -64% | 1983 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2019 | -80% | 1983 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | +50% | 1983 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2019 | +100% | 1984 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.