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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Newcastle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Newcastle

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newcastle 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
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae452024+329%1974
American CrowCorvidae372024+235%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322024-4%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae222024-20%1973
American RobinTurdidae222024-56%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae212024+265%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024+620%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+160%1973
OvenbirdParulidae122024+0%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024+275%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+13%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024-6%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+94%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-60%1973
Ring-billed GullLaridae102023-66%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-63%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+24%1973
Blue JayCorvidae62024-46%1973
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024-54%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+500%2010
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+38%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae52024+333%1985
Common EiderAnatidae51997n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+400%2007
Common LoonGaviidae42008+40%1989
Great Black-backed GullLaridae42007-50%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-76%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41989+0%1973
American RedstartParulidae42024-56%1973
VeeryTurdidae42024-63%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+267%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023+100%1981
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42010+175%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023+25%1973
European StarlingSturnidae32024-90%1973
BobolinkIcteridae32024-71%1973
Purple FinchFringillidae32024+57%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024-4%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32002-84%1974
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32024-44%1973

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