BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14
Medway Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
131Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1976–2018Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Maine Medway
Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 56 | 2018 | +13% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 31 | 2018 | +79% | 1978 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 30 | 2018 | +47% | 1978 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 22 | 2018 | +54% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 21 | 2018 | -56% | 1978 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2018 | -60% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 20 | 2018 | +16% | 1978 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 17 | 2018 | +15% | 1978 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 17 | 2018 | +300% | 1979 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2018 | +205% | 1978 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2018 | -55% | 1978 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 15 | 2018 | +59% | 1978 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 14 | 2018 | -26% | 1978 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2015 | -6% | 2002 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2018 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2018 | -33% | 1978 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2018 | +100% | 1978 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2018 | +89% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2018 | -18% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2018 | -11% | 1978 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2018 | +44% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2018 | -45% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2014 | +67% | 1991 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2018 | -50% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2018 | -82% | 1978 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2018 | -9% | 1978 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2018 | -17% | 1978 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2014 | -15% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 4 | 2018 | +42% | 1978 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | +75% | 1979 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | +33% | 1978 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2018 | +33% | 1978 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2018 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | 4 | 1998 | +300% | 1996 | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Laridae | 3 | 1979 | -75% | 1977 | |
| American Black Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2002 | +50% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2016 | -47% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2018 | -62% | 1978 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2018 | -60% | 1978 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | -59% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.