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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

W Rutland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 131 species recorded across 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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
Song SparrowPasserellidae392025-1%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342025-74%1968
Ring-billed GullLaridae301971n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae272025+164%1968
American RobinTurdidae272025-48%1968
American CrowCorvidae222025-18%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae222025-22%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+55%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae202025+62%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172025+780%1972
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae142025+246%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132024-41%1968
MallardAnatidae132025+138%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae122025-22%1968
OvenbirdParulidae122025+170%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-80%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+540%1968
VeeryTurdidae102025+147%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025+467%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-27%1968
European StarlingSturnidae92025-73%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92025+100%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-57%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+340%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-68%1968
American RedstartParulidae82025+262%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025-31%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-29%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+86%1968
Hooded MerganserAnatidae72025+300%2022
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025+10%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62025+600%1973
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+114%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52025-18%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+0%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+533%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-29%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+567%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+0%1968
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae42018+33%1972

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