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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Rome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Rome

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rome 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae65202414×2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae452024+17%1998
American RobinTurdidae342024-8%1998
American CrowCorvidae332024+30%1998
Blue JayCorvidae262024+46%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae252024+121%1998
OvenbirdParulidae242024-40%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae212024+100%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024+680%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae162024-25%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae162024-47%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132024+39%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132023+317%2006
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024-21%1998
House SparrowPasseridae102024+400%1998
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024-57%1998
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72023-61%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae72024+22%1998
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72024-60%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+191%1998
VeeryTurdidae72024-57%1998
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024+56%1998
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52024-27%1998
European StarlingSturnidae52024+0%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+440%1999
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024-34%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae52023+25%2002
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52005n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-46%1998
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-16%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023+43%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+0%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32022-54%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32023-79%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae32024-55%1998
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32024-25%1998
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32022-73%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-76%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+50%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32022-14%1999

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