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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Searsport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Searsport

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Searsport 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae482024+48%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae362024-4%2004
American CrowCorvidae352024-39%2004
OvenbirdParulidae252024+54%2004
American RobinTurdidae232024-48%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-27%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024+22%2004
Blue JayCorvidae152024-54%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024+22%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+88%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+86%2004
European StarlingSturnidae122024-26%2004
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122024+89%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-3%2004
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112024+58%2004
American RedstartParulidae112024+85%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae112024+10%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102024+620%2005
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024+23%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+380%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024+19%2004
Northern ParulaParulidae72024+288%2004
BobolinkIcteridae62024-88%2004
VeeryTurdidae62024-5%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+50%2004
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024+80%2009
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52024-29%2004
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+333%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023-20%2010
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-67%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42024-67%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-11%2004
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42024+71%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+150%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+40%2004
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-27%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+125%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+14%2004
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32024-47%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-47%2004

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