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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Moose River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2008Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Moose River

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moose River 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 VireoVireonidae422008+61%1985
European StarlingSturnidae292008-19%1985
Herring GullLaridae282008+386%1985
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae232008-53%1985
American RobinTurdidae192008-59%1985
Tree SwallowHirundinidae182008-58%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae182008+6%1985
American CrowCorvidae172008+7%1985
OvenbirdParulidae152008-71%1985
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae141998+367%1984
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122008-49%1985
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112008-66%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae112008+14%1985
Canada GooseAnatidae112003+450%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae82008+50%1985
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82008+13%1985
House SparrowPasseridae81986+100%1983
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae72008+73%1985
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72008+33%1985
Hermit ThrushTurdidae72008+39%1986
Common RavenCorvidae62008+5%1985
BobolinkIcteridae52006-61%1985
Song SparrowPasserellidae52008+13%1985
American RedstartParulidae52008-83%1985
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae52008-47%1985
Blue JayCorvidae42008-71%1985
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae42008-91%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42008-91%1985
Nashville WarblerParulidae42008-74%1985
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42008-44%1985
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae42008+50%1985
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae42005+100%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae42008+150%1989
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41994n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32007-43%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae32008-96%1985
Purple FinchFringillidae32008-84%1985
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32008+25%1985
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae32008-53%1985
VeeryTurdidae32008-82%1985

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