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BBS Route · Vermont · BCR 14

Waterville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

100Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1980Span
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Bird Species Found on Vermont Waterville

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waterville 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 StarlingSturnidae921980-8%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae611980-39%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae531980+632%1970
American RobinTurdidae461980-51%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae421980-1%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae331980+30%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae331980+379%1969
VeeryTurdidae321980+316%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae301980+32%1969
American RedstartParulidae26198014×1972
American CrowCorvidae241980+0%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae191980+63%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae191980+111%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae181980+844%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae181980+95%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae181980+329%1973
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae181980+208%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae171980+311%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae161980+242%1969
BobolinkIcteridae151980+64%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151980-32%1969
Blue JayCorvidae141980+12%1970
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae141980+193%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae101980+633%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae91980+0%1970
House SparrowPasseridae91980-23%1969
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae91980+29%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae81980+129%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae71980+375%1974
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae71980+225%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae71980+46%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae71980+633%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae71980-18%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae71980+85%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae71980+250%1973
Winter WrenTroglodytidae71980+40%1979
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae61980+433%1969
OvenbirdParulidae61980+19%1969
Canada WarblerParulidae61980+500%1967
Purple FinchFringillidae61980+50%1972

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