BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14
Middlesex Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.
130Species Recorded
53Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Vermont Middlesex
Top 40 of 130 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 65 | 2024 | +26% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 2024 | +126% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 41 | 2024 | +900% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2024 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2024 | -32% | 1970 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 31 | 2024 | +41% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 28 | 2024 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 24 | 2024 | +81% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | -66% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 18 | 2024 | +15% | 1970 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | +122% | 1970 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 12 | 2024 | +300% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +625% | 1972 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +142% | 1970 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | -41% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2023 | +267% | 2010 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +189% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +600% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +111% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | +667% | 1971 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2024 | -68% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1986 | +200% | 1977 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +120% | 1985 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +225% | 1970 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 1970 | |
| Winter Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 1971 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 6 | 2024 | +333% | 1984 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 2018 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -93% | 1970 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -27% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +69% | 1970 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -64% | 1970 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -11% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | -77% | 1970 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2011 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.