BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Church Hill Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.
114Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1991–2017Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Church Hill
Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2017 | +11% | 1993 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 30 | 2017 | -17% | 1993 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 25 | 2017 | -34% | 1993 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 23 | 2017 | +58% | 1993 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2017 | -18% | 1993 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 14 | 2017 | +16% | 1993 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2017 | -42% | 1993 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 2017 | -22% | 1993 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 2017 | -25% | 1993 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2017 | +59% | 1993 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2017 | +233% | 1995 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2017 | -37% | 1993 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2017 | -50% | 1993 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2017 | +38% | 1993 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2017 | -43% | 1993 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2017 | -56% | 1993 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 6 | 2017 | -58% | 1993 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2006 | +75% | 1993 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2016 | -18% | 1993 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2017 | -78% | 1993 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2017 | -56% | 1993 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2017 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 4 | 2016 | +38% | 1994 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2017 | +75% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | -62% | 1993 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2014 | -63% | 1993 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2017 | -76% | 1993 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 3 | 2005 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2003 | +17% | 1997 | |
| White-winged Crossbill | Fringillidae | 3 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2014 | -43% | 1994 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2017 | -82% | 1993 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2016 | -75% | 1993 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2014 | -50% | 1993 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2014 | -38% | 1996 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 2017 | -20% | 1997 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 2 | 2017 | -79% | 1993 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 2 | 2016 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 2 | 2015 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2015 | +0% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.