BBS Route · Connecticut · BCR 30
Willimantic Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
113Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1967–2018Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Connecticut Willimantic
Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 72 | 2018 | 16× | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 56 | 2018 | 16× | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 54 | 2018 | +207% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 46 | 2018 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 43 | 2018 | +112% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2018 | -30% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 37 | 2018 | -22% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 34 | 2018 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2018 | +119% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 32 | 2018 | +76% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 2018 | +21% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 27 | 2018 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 27 | 2018 | +119% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 26 | 2018 | +80% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 26 | 2018 | +463% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 25 | 2018 | +422% | 1979 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 24 | 2018 | +520% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 20 | 2018 | -40% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 20 | 2018 | +160% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2018 | +77% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 17 | 2018 | +25% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 16 | 2018 | -34% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 15 | 2018 | -6% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2018 | -8% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2018 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 13 | 2018 | +32% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2018 | +433% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2018 | +35% | 1969 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 11 | 2018 | +317% | 1970 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2018 | +340% | 1979 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2018 | +114% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2018 | +280% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2018 | +233% | 1980 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2018 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2018 | +260% | 1970 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2018 | +250% | 1969 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2018 | -40% | 1970 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 2018 | -47% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 6 | 2018 | +133% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2018 | +9% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.