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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

S Reading Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
52Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont S Reading

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the S Reading 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 VireoVireonidae512024+61%1969
American CrowCorvidae312024-4%1969
OvenbirdParulidae232024+83%1969
American RobinTurdidae232024-61%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae182024+209%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae182024-64%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae142024-13%1969
Pine SiskinFringillidae142001n/an/a
VeeryTurdidae122024-49%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-45%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+450%1972
Blue JayCorvidae102024-59%1969
European StarlingSturnidae92024-94%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+44%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023-81%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-82%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-37%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024+233%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024+800%1990
BobolinkIcteridae52024+38%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-43%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae52021-47%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-56%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-41%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024-20%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+0%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-79%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42024+333%1975
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42006+150%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-38%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+0%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+0%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-94%1969
Purple FinchFringillidae32024-25%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024-59%1969
Nashville WarblerParulidae31998+50%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae32023+80%2016
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+125%1971
House FinchFringillidae31995-55%1986
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023+40%2007

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