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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

St Johnsbury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont St Johnsbury

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Johnsbury 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 CrowCorvidae572024+127%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae542024+63%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae382024-55%1972
American RobinTurdidae312024-7%1972
Blue JayCorvidae252024+62%1972
OvenbirdParulidae232024+58%1972
European StarlingSturnidae212024-76%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024-37%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024-25%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024-15%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162024+138%1972
VeeryTurdidae162024-42%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+600%1973
Common RavenCorvidae132024+360%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122024+240%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-46%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102024-21%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024+400%1974
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92024+343%1974
American RedstartParulidae92024-32%1972
Hermit ThrushTurdidae92024-9%1972
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+380%1975
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-13%1972
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae72024-88%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae72024-6%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024-47%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-52%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62024+58%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+0%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-73%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42022-61%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+147%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32013-29%1972
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-44%1972
BobolinkIcteridae32024-84%1972
Purple FinchFringillidae32021-79%1972
Tennessee WarblerParulidae32005+150%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32022+67%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+40%2016
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-29%1972

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