BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Forest Sta Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
115Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1966–2000Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Forest Sta
Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 48 | 2000 | -41% | 1968 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 37 | 2000 | +167% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 37 | 2000 | -38% | 1968 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 34 | 2000 | +93% | 1968 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 28 | 2000 | 13× | 1975 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 28 | 2000 | +160% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2000 | +184% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 26 | 2000 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Magnolia Warbler | Parulidae | 26 | 2000 | +717% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 26 | 2000 | +88% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2000 | +355% | 1968 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2000 | -14% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 19 | 2000 | -7% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 16 | 2000 | +18% | 1968 | |
| Nashville Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2000 | +24% | 1978 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 15 | 2000 | +83% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 2000 | -82% | 1968 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1985 | -25% | 1968 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1985 | -34% | 1969 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2000 | +93% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 11 | 1986 | +57% | 1984 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2000 | +350% | 1975 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2000 | +180% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2000 | +200% | 1984 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2000 | +136% | 1996 | |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | 9 | 2000 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2000 | +60% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 9 | 2000 | +85% | 1968 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2000 | +24% | 1968 | |
| Common Goldeneye | Anatidae | 9 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2000 | +240% | 1974 | |
| Swainson's Thrush | Turdidae | 8 | 2000 | -36% | 1968 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2000 | +217% | 1974 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2000 | +267% | 1970 | |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2000 | +33% | 1985 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2000 | +133% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2000 | +20% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2000 | -49% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2000 | -88% | 1968 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2000 | -18% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.