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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 13

North Pownal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont North Pownal

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

Species recorded on the North Pownal 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
American RobinTurdidae1432025+20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae822025-55%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae652025+92%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae632025+1%1968
American CrowCorvidae512025-6%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae422025+256%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae352025-32%1968
European StarlingSturnidae322025-81%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae322025+26%1968
Blue JayCorvidae262025+27%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025+100%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae242025-45%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae242025+115%1968
American RedstartParulidae242025+88%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae17202516×1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025+36%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152025+5%1969
VeeryTurdidae152025-26%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+55%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae142025+40%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-18%1968
House FinchFringillidae132025+78%1985
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132025+250%2004
BobolinkIcteridae122025+105%1968
House SparrowPasseridae122025-88%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025-16%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+127%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102025-69%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025-73%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-85%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025-46%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-66%1968
OvenbirdParulidae82025+340%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-29%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+10%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+23%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-59%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-75%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae52025+100%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+83%2007

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