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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 40 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
9Observers

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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae442025+60%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae322025-48%1972
American RobinTurdidae282025-20%1972
American CrowCorvidae262025+100%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae222025-19%1972
OvenbirdParulidae212025+46%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae192025-7%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-54%1972
VeeryTurdidae112025-43%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-45%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-19%1972
American RedstartParulidae92025-29%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025+100%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025-17%1972
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-26%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+340%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-58%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+50%1972
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72025+0%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+560%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025-6%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-89%1972
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025-17%2006
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+314%1974
European StarlingSturnidae52025-82%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-42%1972
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+220%1975
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-72%1972
Blue JayCorvidae42025+30%1972
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae42025-88%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42025-82%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025-42%1972
Nashville WarblerParulidae42025-81%1972
Magnolia WarblerParulidae42025-74%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42022-61%1974
Common RavenCorvidae42025+340%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+200%2004
Canada GooseAnatidae42024+147%2002
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+0%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32013-29%1972

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