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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Turner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.

110Species 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 →
1972–2010Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Turner

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Turner 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362010-30%1974
American CrowCorvidae352010-2%1974
American RobinTurdidae352010-30%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae312010+105%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae252010+139%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae222010+28%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202010-32%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae192010-44%1974
OvenbirdParulidae172010+30%1974
Song SparrowPasserellidae162010-35%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152010-33%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae142010+49%1974
Pine WarblerParulidae142010+383%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae132010+96%1974
European StarlingSturnidae122010-83%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae112010-81%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae91997+300%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82010-67%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae82010+89%1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae82010+136%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82010+250%1988
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae71997n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae62010+32%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae62010-91%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62010+50%1983
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62002+533%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62002+175%1984
MallardAnatidae62010+400%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae62010+275%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae52010-74%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52010-8%1974
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52010-43%1974
House SparrowPasseridae52010-50%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52010+333%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52010+106%1983
House FinchFringillidae52010-27%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae42010-53%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42010+77%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42010+75%1983
Field SparrowPasserellidae41996+125%1974

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