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BBS Route · Connecticut · BCR 30

Southington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Connecticut Southington

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Southington 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
American RobinTurdidae1192025+183%1975
European StarlingSturnidae452025-71%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae392025+200%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+304%1975
House SparrowPasseridae312025-19%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025+132%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae292025+45%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae242025-66%1975
Blue JayCorvidae212025-22%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025-76%1975
House FinchFringillidae202025+700%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+114%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+25%1975
American CrowCorvidae122025-45%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-64%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-3%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025+95%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+820%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+100%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+150%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+200%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-44%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-87%1981
American KestrelFalconidae51979n/an/a
MallardAnatidae42024+25%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+0%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-88%1975
Fish CrowCorvidae42022+75%2010
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025-82%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025-11%1975
American RedstartParulidae32024+0%1975
VeeryTurdidae32025+100%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+233%1978
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+50%1999
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae32006n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-50%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+0%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+50%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae22025-81%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae22025-78%1975

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