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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

Stowe Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont Stowe

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stowe 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 VireoVireonidae872024+239%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae482024+88%1990
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae382024+100%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae352024+126%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae332024+28%1990
American CrowCorvidae312024+31%1990
OvenbirdParulidae312024+145%1990
American RobinTurdidae312024+39%1990
American GoldfinchFringillidae212024+109%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192024+293%1990
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182024+19%1990
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae132024+213%1991
Yellow WarblerParulidae122024+207%1990
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+108%1990
VeeryTurdidae102024-14%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92024+47%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae92024-8%1991
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+700%1997
American RedstartParulidae82024+23%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae81992n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae72024-39%1990
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae72024+420%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024+167%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+105%1990
Blue JayCorvidae62024-28%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+31%1991
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62024+122%1991
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024-11%1992
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52024+133%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024+333%1992
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52024-7%1990
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52024+42%1991
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52024+80%2018
Canada GooseAnatidae52024n/an/a
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42024+58%1991
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+160%1991
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-30%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-7%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-44%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae42023+17%1991

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