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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 13

Shaftsbury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
46Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont Shaftsbury

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shaftsbury 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 VireoVireonidae942025+324%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482025-66%1968
American RobinTurdidae482025-9%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae34202512×1989
European StarlingSturnidae302025-52%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae282025+29%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae272025+208%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+139%1968
American RedstartParulidae252025+149%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252004+367%1987
American CrowCorvidae232025+67%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae222025+59%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+16%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172025+139%1968
VeeryTurdidae172025-16%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162025+740%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae152025-14%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025+258%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-51%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025-43%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025+450%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-57%1968
OvenbirdParulidae92025+32%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+280%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-26%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+6%1968
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae82000+700%1992
Blue JayCorvidae72025-45%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+0%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72004+125%1979
Common RavenCorvidae72025+0%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+225%2016
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-60%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+8%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025+308%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+50%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025-47%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+46%1968
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae41967n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42023+0%1976

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