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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Carrying Pl Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Carrying Pl

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carrying Pl 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 VireoVireonidae452024+95%1992
OvenbirdParulidae442024+91%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae372023+640%1993
Hermit ThrushTurdidae332024+247%1992
American RobinTurdidae332024+23%1992
Common YellowthroatParulidae252024+44%1992
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae242024-6%1992
Winter WrenTroglodytidae242024+146%1992
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae192024+63%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae182024+163%1992
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182024+81%1992
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae162024-19%1992
Blue JayCorvidae152024+68%1992
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae151998n/an/a
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae132024+329%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae13202411×2006
Purple FinchFringillidae112024+340%1992
American CrowCorvidae102024+174%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102023-44%1992
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae92024+50%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+346%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024+80%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024+67%1992
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae82024+0%1993
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82024+9%1993
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82024+50%1992
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+39%1993
American RedstartParulidae72024-38%1992
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72024+400%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-54%1992
VeeryTurdidae62024-75%1992
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62024-23%1993
Common RavenCorvidae52024+83%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-48%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-50%1992
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024-52%1992
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52024+125%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+17%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52024+160%1994
Common LoonGaviidae42024+100%1993

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