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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

Fletcher Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont Fletcher

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fletcher 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
MallardAnatidae75202320×2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572025-72%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae562025+114%1970
American CrowCorvidae492025-12%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae48202511×1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae472025+161%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae432025-17%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae392025+329%1971
American RobinTurdidae372025-68%1970
European StarlingSturnidae322025-86%1970
VeeryTurdidae232025+126%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025-62%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025+525%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+469%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae212025-17%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+146%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+600%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae17202512×1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae16202513×1970
Blue JayCorvidae152025-17%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025+320%1974
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae132025+444%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122025+63%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122025+31%2008
Ring-billed GullLaridae112024+450%1973
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+38%1976
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102025+467%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+140%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-25%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae71985+600%1969
American RedstartParulidae72025+440%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-86%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%1972
OvenbirdParulidae62025+300%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-67%1970
House SparrowPasseridae52025+20%1970
Common RavenCorvidae52025+50%2008
BobolinkIcteridae42025-77%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-18%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+75%1985

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