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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Manchester Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

122Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–1995Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Manchester

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Manchester 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 RobinTurdidae551995-32%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae531995+47%1974
American CrowCorvidae471995+31%1974
MallardAnatidae42199517×1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae391995-19%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae371995-46%1974
OvenbirdParulidae371995+13%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae321995-10%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae321995+115%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae281995-49%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae221995+74%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae191995-70%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae191995+85%1974
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae181995-65%1974
BobolinkIcteridae171995-35%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae151995+39%1974
European StarlingSturnidae151995-83%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae131995-27%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae131995-27%1974
VeeryTurdidae131995-29%1974
Blue JayCorvidae121995-36%1974
Hermit ThrushTurdidae121995-5%1974
House SparrowPasseridae121995-8%1976
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae101995-77%1974
Wood DuckAnatidae101981n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91995-70%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae81995-52%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae81995+30%1976
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae71995-26%1974
American RedstartParulidae71995-47%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae71995-82%1974
House FinchFringillidae71995+120%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61995+400%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae61995-52%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae61995-65%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae61995+180%1976
Winter WrenTroglodytidae61995-47%1974
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae51995-27%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae51995-39%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae51995+75%1974

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