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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 13

Hinesburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

125Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1994Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont Hinesburg

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hinesburg 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2071994-13%1970
American RobinTurdidae871994-10%1970
European StarlingSturnidae851994+94%1970
House SparrowPasseridae801994+206%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae701994+104%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae46199425×1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae341994+138%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae331994-43%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae331994+267%1970
American CrowCorvidae311994+28%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae301994+567%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae301994+393%1970
Ring-billed GullLaridae221994+446%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae221994-16%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae221994+550%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae221994+181%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae191994+284%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae181994+23%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae15199413×1979
House FinchFringillidae151994+162%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae141994+89%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae141994+488%1986
Warbling VireoVireonidae131994+517%1978
Blue JayCorvidae121994+267%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121994-9%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae121994+446%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae111994+306%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae101994+81%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae101994+620%1970
OvenbirdParulidae91994+225%1971
BobolinkIcteridae81994-23%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81994-77%1970
American RedstartParulidae81994+229%1977
Gray CatbirdMimidae81994+273%1970
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae81994+229%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae71994-7%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae71994+11%1970
VeeryTurdidae71994+188%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae61994+183%1972
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae61994+91%1974

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