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BBS Route · Maine · BCR 14

Washburn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
1979–2005Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Maine Washburn

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Washburn 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
American RobinTurdidae1052005+73%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae782005+96%1983
European StarlingSturnidae562005-33%1983
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae562005+103%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae562005+345%1983
American CrowCorvidae492005+21%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae452005+60%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae452005+392%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae402005+89%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae382005+73%1983
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302005-13%1983
VeeryTurdidae242005+16%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae241993n/an/a
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232005+218%1983
American RedstartParulidae222005+32%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae212005+500%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192005+74%1983
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae182005+27%1983
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182005+444%1984
Blue JayCorvidae162005+127%1983
Winter WrenTroglodytidae15200514×1985
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae142005+209%1983
Common RavenCorvidae132005+5%1984
BobolinkIcteridae112005-16%1983
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae102005+95%1983
Bank SwallowHirundinidae91979n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae92005+56%1983
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92005+73%1985
Philadelphia VireoVireonidae91993+175%1990
White-winged CrossbillFringillidae91996+125%1994
OvenbirdParulidae82005+120%1983
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72005+14%1983
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72005-63%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72005-74%1983
House SparrowPasseridae72005-77%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62005-68%1983
Northern ParulaParulidae62005+100%1984
Northern WaterthrushParulidae62005+9%1983
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52005+100%1990
American BitternArdeidae52005+150%1989

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