BBS Route · Connecticut · BCR 30
Buckingham Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1966–2022Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Connecticut Buckingham
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Robin | Turdidae | 36 | 2022 | -52% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 31 | 2022 | +260% | 1994 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 2022 | +322% | 1970 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2022 | +7% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2022 | +744% | 1971 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 23 | 2022 | +70% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 22 | 2022 | +420% | 1991 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2022 | +6% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2022 | +168% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 17 | 2022 | +16% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 2022 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 16 | 2022 | -4% | 1970 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2022 | +220% | 1979 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2022 | +467% | 1993 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2022 | -50% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2022 | -79% | 1970 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2022 | +61% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2022 | -45% | 1970 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2022 | +47% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2022 | +100% | 1993 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2022 | +130% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2022 | -49% | 1970 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 8 | 2022 | -40% | 1970 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 8 | 2022 | -58% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2022 | +275% | 1987 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2022 | -60% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2022 | +620% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2022 | -19% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2022 | -58% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2022 | -75% | 1970 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2022 | +77% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2014 | +17% | 1973 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2014 | +125% | 1972 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2004 | +400% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2022 | +20% | 1994 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +400% | 1987 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -89% | 1970 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2022 | +133% | 1970 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +33% | 1972 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2022 | +54% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.