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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 57 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

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
American RobinTurdidae942024+147%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae752024+491%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae68202457×1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae602024+220%1969
American CrowCorvidae582024+339%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae54202453×1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae502024+172%1969
European StarlingSturnidae482024-24%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae472024+578%1969
OvenbirdParulidae472024+169%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae452024+337%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae452024+436%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae332024+367%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024-16%1969
American RedstartParulidae31202429×1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae282024+671%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282024+332%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae282024+75%1969
Blue JayCorvidae242024-29%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+84%1969
House SparrowPasseridae182024+53%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+67%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae162024-74%1969
VeeryTurdidae152024+83%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+189%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae142024+158%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae132024+76%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132024+87%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae122024-38%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+243%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024-66%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024-15%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102024+209%1969
House FinchFringillidae102024+133%1980
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+440%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+180%1982
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+300%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae8202412×1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024-56%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+500%1969

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