BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

W Rutland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

131Species 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 →
50Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Vermont W Rutland

Top 40 of 131 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the W Rutland 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
European StarlingSturnidae492024-50%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432024-75%1968
American CrowCorvidae372024-4%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae362024+3%1968
Ring-billed GullLaridae301971n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+47%1968
American RobinTurdidae252024-48%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae242024-13%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae242024+167%1968
American RedstartParulidae182024+292%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae172024-17%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae172024+62%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152024+113%1968
VeeryTurdidae152024+180%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae152024+780%1972
Blue JayCorvidae132024-41%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae132024+218%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024+683%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102024+64%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+540%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92024+500%1973
Common RavenCorvidae92024+300%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae92024+330%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024-22%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-75%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+240%1992
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+100%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-12%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae62024+667%1968
OvenbirdParulidae62024+120%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-59%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-85%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-10%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+567%1974
House SparrowPasseridae42024-85%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae42023-70%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+175%1968
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+100%1977
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42018+33%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-33%1988

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