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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

East Calais Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Vermont East Calais

Top 40 of 126 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the East Calais 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 VireoVireonidae592024+274%1968
OvenbirdParulidae442024+108%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae362024-5%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae322024+268%1968
American RobinTurdidae292024-13%1968
Blue JayCorvidae272024+95%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae252024+12%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae222024+75%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024+48%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-53%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae172024-43%2006
American CrowCorvidae142024-21%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142024+375%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132024+147%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+700%1971
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae122024+175%1969
Red CrossbillFringillidae12202412×1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+60%1969
VeeryTurdidae102024-57%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae92024+500%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae92024+233%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+800%1976
Northern ParulaParulidae82024+300%1971
Hermit ThrushTurdidae82024-10%1968
European StarlingSturnidae72024-85%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+43%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+48%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-55%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62023-19%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+300%1982
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52024+163%1972
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42024-11%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-32%1968
Nashville WarblerParulidae42024-18%1972
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42022+75%1975
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32023+20%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae32024-52%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32012+100%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32024+60%1968
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32024+0%1971

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