BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Freedom Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
113Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1973–2022Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Freedom
Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 39 | 2022 | -29% | 1975 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 35 | 2022 | +89% | 1975 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 24 | 2022 | +40% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2022 | -47% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 20 | 2022 | +186% | 1976 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2022 | +546% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2022 | -38% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 16 | 2022 | -37% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2022 | +300% | 1975 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2022 | -53% | 1975 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2022 | -63% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2022 | +500% | 2004 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2022 | +61% | 1975 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2022 | -3% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 1977 | +43% | 1975 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1996 | -56% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +325% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +60% | 1975 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | -61% | 1975 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | -52% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2021 | -63% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | -72% | 1975 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | -72% | 1975 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2022 | -66% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2021 | +33% | 2006 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | -22% | 1976 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2003 | -67% | 1993 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | -57% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | -9% | 1975 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -16% | 1975 | |
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2022 | +17% | 1977 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | -63% | 1975 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2022 | +80% | 1978 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | +233% | 1977 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | +38% | 1978 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2016 | +40% | 1993 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 1980 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.