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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Medway Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 132 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

132Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Medway

Top 40 of 132 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Medway 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae542025+8%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae212025+43%1978
OvenbirdParulidae212025+29%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae202018-60%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae192025+240%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025-3%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae142015-6%2002
Song SparrowPasserellidae112025+28%1978
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae102025+135%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+19%1978
American CrowCorvidae82025+19%1978
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82025-63%1978
Pine WarblerParulidae82025+122%1978
American RedstartParulidae82025+32%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82014+67%1991
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62025+33%1978
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62025+77%1978
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-35%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+0%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+29%1992
Common RavenCorvidae52018-9%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-39%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025+63%1979
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025+22%1978
American RobinTurdidae52025-61%1978
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42014-15%1978
Blue JayCorvidae42025-40%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-66%1978
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42025-73%1978
Magnolia WarblerParulidae42025-47%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae42025-60%1978
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025+67%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae42018+40%1995
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae41998+300%1996
Great Black-backed GullLaridae31979-75%1977
American Black DuckAnatidae32002+50%1979
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025+75%2014
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-54%1979
European StarlingSturnidae32018-62%1978
Nashville WarblerParulidae32025-35%1978

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