BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Hermon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.
116Species Recorded
35Years Surveyed
1966–2019Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Hermon
Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 50 | 2019 | +132% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 46 | 2019 | +180% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 2019 | +261% | 1974 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 37 | 2019 | +58% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 33 | 2019 | +241% | 1972 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 31 | 2019 | +278% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 27 | 2019 | -35% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 24 | 2019 | -73% | 1972 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2019 | -2% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2019 | -22% | 1972 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 20 | 2019 | +262% | 1972 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 2019 | +388% | 1972 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 18 | 2019 | +22% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2019 | +3% | 1972 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2019 | +422% | 1972 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2019 | +59% | 1972 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2019 | +125% | 1972 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 15 | 2019 | +438% | 1979 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2019 | 20× | 1973 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1993 | +75% | 1980 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 11 | 2019 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2019 | +375% | 2011 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2019 | +233% | 1992 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 7 | 2019 | +320% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2019 | +152% | 1972 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2019 | +13% | 1972 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2019 | +171% | 1974 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2019 | +83% | 2011 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2019 | +100% | 1982 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2018 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2019 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2019 | +63% | 1974 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +0% | 1972 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 5 | 2019 | +0% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2018 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2018 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 2014 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -42% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | -78% | 1972 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | +25% | 2013 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.