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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Carrabassett Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Carrabassett

Top 40 of 125 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242025-58%1985
American CrowCorvidae182025+14%1985
OvenbirdParulidae172025-44%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae132025-31%1985
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122023-82%1985
American RobinTurdidae112025-81%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-69%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025-62%1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae92023n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025+47%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae72023-39%1986
Common RavenCorvidae72025-18%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-79%1985
Magnolia WarblerParulidae72025-68%1985
House SparrowPasseridae71986+75%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+200%1993
Blue JayCorvidae62025-62%1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-85%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-90%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+240%1987
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025-91%1985
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52025+9%1985
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52025+33%1985
American Black DuckAnatidae42000-50%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025+13%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae32024-64%1987
American RedstartParulidae32025-79%1985
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025-55%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae32025-71%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+57%1987
Pine SiskinFringillidae32016-68%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31993+150%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32018+67%2005
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+33%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025-20%1986
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22024-23%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-67%1985
European StarlingSturnidae22024-93%1985
Common GrackleIcteridae22025-93%1985
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae22010-91%1985

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