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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2025Span
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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae412025-2%2004
American CrowCorvidae342025-54%2004
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025+52%2004
OvenbirdParulidae302025+59%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae242025+17%2004
American RobinTurdidae242025-54%2004
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+7%2004
American GoldfinchFringillidae192025+28%2004
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae182025+60%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-44%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae142025+86%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+92%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-55%2004
American RedstartParulidae102025+154%2004
Gray CatbirdMimidae102025+0%2004
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025-11%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82025+460%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-13%2004
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+47%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+360%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+33%2004
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+50%2004
Common RavenCorvidae52025-36%2004
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-27%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023-20%2010
BobolinkIcteridae42025-86%2004
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42025+71%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+150%2004
House SparrowPasseridae42025+240%2009
Pine WarblerParulidae42025+200%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+40%2004
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32025+200%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024+125%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+14%2004
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-47%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025-17%2004
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32016+67%2006
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae32019+200%2004
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32025-20%2023
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22025-36%2004

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