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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 45 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
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 RobinTurdidae1242024+179%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024+288%1975
House SparrowPasseridae372024-8%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae352024+53%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae322024+39%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024+128%1975
European StarlingSturnidae302024-78%1975
Gray CatbirdMimidae302024+267%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae292024-71%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae29202413×1975
Blue JayCorvidae212024-11%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024+86%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+867%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+129%1975
House FinchFringillidae152024+514%1978
American CrowCorvidae142024-27%1975
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132024-24%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024-47%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82024-83%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+171%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+63%1975
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+270%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+500%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024+100%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024-26%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-89%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae52024-87%1981
American KestrelFalconidae51979n/an/a
MallardAnatidae42024+25%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+14%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024+125%1976
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-78%1975
Fish CrowCorvidae42022+75%2010
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024-17%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae32024-33%1975
American RedstartParulidae32024+0%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-71%1975
VeeryTurdidae32024+100%1975
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae32006n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22024-56%1975

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