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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 13

Shaftsbury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
45Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont Shaftsbury

Top 40 of 123 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 VireoVireonidae912024+305%1968
American RobinTurdidae572024-5%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae452023+369%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae412024+28%1968
American RedstartParulidae332024+130%1968
American CrowCorvidae322024+67%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024+136%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282024-70%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae272024+215%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+21%1968
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252004+367%1987
European StarlingSturnidae192024-59%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae192024-16%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae182024+56%1968
VeeryTurdidae162024-20%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae152024-8%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024+883%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122024+24%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-34%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024+275%1968
House SparrowPasseridae112024-68%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+567%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024+620%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-59%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024-41%1968
OvenbirdParulidae92024+26%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024+150%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82024+0%1968
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae82000+700%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72004+125%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae62024+320%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024-64%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+73%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52024+167%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024-53%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+67%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+133%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae41967n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42023+0%1976
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+133%1977

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