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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 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 →
1973–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Freedom

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Freedom 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
European StarlingSturnidae392022-29%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae352022+89%1975
OvenbirdParulidae242022+40%1975
American RobinTurdidae212022-47%1975
American CrowCorvidae202022+186%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae182022+546%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae182022-38%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae162022-37%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae142022+300%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82022-53%1975
VeeryTurdidae82022-63%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82022+500%2004
Blue JayCorvidae72022+61%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72022-3%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae61977+43%1975
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61996-56%1975
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52022+325%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52022+60%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae52022-61%1975
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52022-52%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42021-63%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42022-72%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42021-72%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae42022-66%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42021+33%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42022-22%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae42003-67%1993
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+100%2018
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32022-57%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022-9%1975
BobolinkIcteridae32022-16%1975
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32022+17%1977
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32022-63%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022+80%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae32022+233%1977
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae31975n/an/a
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32022+38%1978
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32016+40%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae32018n/an/a
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae22022+0%1980

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