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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Carrying Pl Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Carrying Pl

Top 40 of 115 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 VireoVireonidae532025+123%1992
OvenbirdParulidae372025+77%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae372023+640%1993
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae242025-9%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae242025+195%1992
American RobinTurdidae222025+25%1992
Winter WrenTroglodytidae192025+173%1992
Blue JayCorvidae182025+116%1992
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae182025+89%1993
Pine WarblerParulidae18202511×2006
American CrowCorvidae172025+179%1992
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae151998n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-14%1992
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025+89%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-21%1992
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae122025+88%1993
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+69%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+264%1992
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112025+241%1992
Magnolia WarblerParulidae102025+9%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+33%1992
American RedstartParulidae102025-38%1992
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025+87%1992
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82025+38%1992
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae82025-46%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+200%1992
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae72025+6%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+233%2003
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62025+200%1993
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae62025+15%1993
Nashville WarblerParulidae52025-40%1992
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52025+56%1992
Northern WaterthrushParulidae52025-33%1992
VeeryTurdidae52025-68%1992
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+220%1994
Common LoonGaviidae42024+100%1993
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-65%1992
Common RavenCorvidae42025+100%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-50%1992
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+86%1996

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