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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 30

Cape Neddick Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Cape Neddick

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cape Neddick 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
American RobinTurdidae332024+39%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272024+332%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae202024+10%1974
American CrowCorvidae192024+81%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024+19%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+331%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024+132%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024+113%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024+80%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102023+100%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102023+229%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024+156%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024-21%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+650%1977
BobolinkIcteridae82022-14%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-69%1974
OvenbirdParulidae72024-22%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72024-17%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-42%1975
American RedstartParulidae62024+71%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae62022-80%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+200%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae62024+125%2005
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62023+300%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+6%1974
MallardAnatidae52022+60%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-18%1974
Blue JayCorvidae42024-45%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41975+33%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41972n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae42024+68%1981
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+200%2003
European StarlingSturnidae32024-77%1974
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae31973+200%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-48%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32008+43%1975
House SparrowPasseridae32024+575%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+25%1976
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-86%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32021-62%1975

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