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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 30

Kittery Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Kittery Pt

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kittery Pt 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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae103202517×1972
Common EiderAnatidae742025+885%1995
Herring GullLaridae592025-73%1968
American RobinTurdidae552025-6%1968
House SparrowPasseridae532025+155%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae462025+379%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae402025+332%1968
American CrowCorvidae362025-11%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae352025+13%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae342025+197%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312025-22%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae31202519×1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae302025+838%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae242025-62%1968
House FinchFringillidae242025+163%1981
European StarlingSturnidae232025-93%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+142%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025+51%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae172025+789%2001
Ring-billed GullLaridae162025-18%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142025+65%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025+640%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae101994+250%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-21%1968
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92025-6%1974
Blue JayCorvidae62025-56%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-52%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+400%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+5%1968
American RedstartParulidae52025+44%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+133%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+533%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+50%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025-71%1968
MallardAnatidae42024+883%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+350%2021
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+0%1986
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025+0%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae32001+0%1972
BobolinkIcteridae32008+100%1972

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.