BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30
Cape Cod Ns Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.
82Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
1989–2007Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Cape Cod Ns
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 40 | 2007 | -15% | 1991 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 37 | 2007 | +31% | 1991 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 36 | 2007 | +103% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2007 | -12% | 1991 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 28 | 2007 | +122% | 1991 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 24 | 2007 | -24% | 1991 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2007 | +37% | 1991 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 22 | 2007 | -49% | 1991 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 21 | 2007 | -22% | 1991 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 18 | 2007 | +91% | 1991 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2007 | -34% | 1991 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2007 | -16% | 1991 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2007 | -67% | 1991 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2007 | +36% | 1991 | |
| Herring Gull | Laridae | 7 | 2007 | -50% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2007 | -16% | 1991 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2007 | -61% | 1991 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2007 | +29% | 1991 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2007 | +44% | 1991 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 5 | 1996 | +150% | 1992 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 1999 | -71% | 1991 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2007 | -7% | 1991 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2007 | -71% | 1991 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 4 | 2007 | -30% | 1991 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2007 | -50% | 1991 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 3 | 1997 | -29% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2007 | -44% | 1991 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1999 | -13% | 1991 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1999 | -14% | 1992 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 1996 | +50% | 1989 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 1999 | +18% | 1991 | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Laridae | 2 | 2007 | +250% | 1992 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2007 | -23% | 1991 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2007 | -32% | 1991 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2007 | -17% | 1991 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2007 | +60% | 1992 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2007 | -58% | 1991 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1999 | +40% | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 1993 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.