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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Carrabassett Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Carrabassett

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carrabassett 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 CrowCorvidae242024+20%1985
OvenbirdParulidae232024-45%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182024-68%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024-71%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae122024-89%1985
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122023-82%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+33%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae102024-53%1985
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024-55%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024-59%1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae92023n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-39%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-42%1986
House SparrowPasseridae71986+75%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-85%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-90%1985
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022-75%1985
American RobinTurdidae62024-78%1985
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+140%1993
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52024-18%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-74%1985
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+86%1987
American Black DuckAnatidae42000-50%1986
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+200%1987
Blue JayCorvidae42024-67%1985
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-72%1985
Magnolia WarblerParulidae42024-71%1985
American RedstartParulidae42024-79%1985
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42024-61%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32024-64%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024+0%1985
Common RavenCorvidae32024-53%1986
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32024+44%1985
Gray CatbirdMimidae32024-63%1985
Pine SiskinFringillidae32016-68%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31993+150%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32018+67%2005
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+50%1992
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22024-23%1985
European StarlingSturnidae22024-93%1985

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