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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

Hardwick Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
42Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont Hardwick

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hardwick 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 VireoVireonidae752024+574%1968
American CrowCorvidae662024-56%1968
American RobinTurdidae602024+7%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae482024+12%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412024-44%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae302024+34%1968
VeeryTurdidae262024+82%1968
Blue JayCorvidae232024+61%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae232024-11%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae222024+150%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae202016-46%1968
OvenbirdParulidae202024+48%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae192024+95%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae172024-62%1968
Hermit ThrushTurdidae172024+26%1968
European StarlingSturnidae162024-64%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+146%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132024-81%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+38%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-76%1968
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae92024-70%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae92024+143%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82024-32%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae82016+375%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024+0%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae72024+200%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+67%1978
Pine SiskinFringillidae71985+250%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+133%2010
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62024+160%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+267%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae61994+250%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+100%1992
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1968
Common RavenCorvidae52024+375%1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024+171%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae51986+400%1973
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+125%1982
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024-42%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae42016-76%1968

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