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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 39 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
5Observers

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 BlackbirdIcteridae572024-70%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae572024+363%1972
American CrowCorvidae432024-23%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae382024+81%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae30202412×1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302024+408%1971
American RobinTurdidae272024-73%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae24202415×1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae232024+281%1971
European StarlingSturnidae182024-87%1970
VeeryTurdidae182024+96%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae182024+400%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+529%1972
OvenbirdParulidae142024+422%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+350%2008
House SparrowPasseridae132024+5%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae132024+338%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122024+240%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae12202412×1985
Ring-billed GullLaridae112024+450%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+58%1970
American RedstartParulidae112024+600%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae92024-54%1970
Blue JayCorvidae82024-39%1970
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82013+350%1994
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+4%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024-33%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+46%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-83%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae71985+600%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+160%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-73%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-57%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024-30%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+133%1972
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+31%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+233%2010
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-56%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-18%1970

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