BBS Route · Connecticut · BCR 30
Sherman Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.
118Species Recorded
48Years Surveyed
1972–2019Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Connecticut Sherman
Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 83 | 2019 | -8% | 1974 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 56 | 2019 | +77% | 1974 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 51 | 2019 | +9% | 1974 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 41 | 2019 | +109% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 37 | 2019 | +61% | 1974 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 34 | 2019 | +354% | 1974 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 29 | 2019 | +447% | 1974 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 23 | 2019 | +250% | 1974 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 2019 | -6% | 1974 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 20 | 2019 | -56% | 1974 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2019 | +212% | 1974 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 18 | 2019 | +54% | 1974 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2019 | +47% | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2019 | +8% | 1974 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 17 | 2019 | +480% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2019 | +21% | 1974 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 16 | 2019 | +91% | 1974 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2019 | +96% | 1974 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2019 | +185% | 1974 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2019 | -56% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2019 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 11 | 2019 | +236% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2019 | +110% | 1974 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2019 | 19× | 1974 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2019 | +82% | 1974 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2019 | -24% | 1974 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2019 | +85% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2019 | +143% | 1976 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2019 | +117% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2019 | +64% | 1974 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2019 | -23% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2019 | -92% | 1974 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2019 | +190% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2019 | +31% | 1981 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2019 | +29% | 1976 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2019 | +250% | 1984 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 5 | 2019 | +325% | 1984 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2019 | +22% | 2017 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2018 | +133% | 1992 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -62% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.