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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30

Belchertown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 124 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

124Species 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 →
58Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Belchertown

Top 40 of 124 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Belchertown 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
European StarlingSturnidae932025-5%1969
American RobinTurdidae902025+140%1969
American CrowCorvidae662025+317%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae63202560×1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae582025+458%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae572025+786%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae53202554×1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae522025+218%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae482025+292%1969
Blue JayCorvidae432025-2%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae432025+453%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025+170%1969
OvenbirdParulidae402025+161%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+533%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282025-21%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae252025+337%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252025+292%1969
VeeryTurdidae252025+90%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252025+514%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025+56%1969
American RedstartParulidae23202526×1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae222025+258%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+128%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025+92%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+967%2007
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae172025+550%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152025+55%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152025-71%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae15202511×1974
Pine WarblerParulidae14202513×1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-14%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae132025+567%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+91%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122025+500%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112025-62%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-53%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112025-26%1969
House SparrowPasseridae112025+18%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+333%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102025+136%1969

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