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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 30

Kittery Pt Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Kittery Pt

Top 40 of 118 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
American RobinTurdidae692024-10%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae612024+394%1968
House SparrowPasseridae552024+132%1968
Common EiderAnatidae512024+845%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae502024+234%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422024+329%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae362024-60%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae332024+733%2001
Herring GullLaridae312024-63%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae29202419×1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae282024+2%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae262024+53%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae222024+550%1972
House FinchFringillidae202024+178%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+775%1991
European StarlingSturnidae192024-94%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192024-40%1968
American CrowCorvidae172024-16%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172024+139%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+680%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024+85%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae101994+250%1971
Great Black-backed GullLaridae92024+592%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-24%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024-43%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+500%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+367%2019
Common LoonGaviidae72024+125%2019
OvenbirdParulidae62024-13%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+467%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-17%1968
Blue JayCorvidae52024-54%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+19%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-82%1968
American RedstartParulidae42024+22%1971
MallardAnatidae42024+883%1977
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024+133%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-95%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae32001+0%1972
BobolinkIcteridae32008+100%1972

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