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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 13

North Pownal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
35Years 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 North Pownal

Top 40 of 121 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024-72%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae29202417×1992
American RobinTurdidae272024-39%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024-42%1968
American CrowCorvidae232024-44%1968
European StarlingSturnidae172024-89%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae172024+96%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+54%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024+14%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+120%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92024-35%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+0%1968
BobolinkIcteridae82024+105%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-51%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024-77%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62024+15%1968
OvenbirdParulidae62024+300%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+50%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-71%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62018+6%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+0%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae52019-76%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52022-29%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52018+23%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-71%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024-71%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42006+300%1984
Purple FinchFringillidae31993+100%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-78%1968
American RedstartParulidae32024-25%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae32009-53%1973
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32023+40%1981
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32011+56%1985
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae32011+100%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022+39%1968
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae22009-9%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-52%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22024-50%1970
VeeryTurdidae22024-67%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae21992-33%1971

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