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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 14

Cheshire Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.

101Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1994Span
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Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Cheshire

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cheshire 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 RobinTurdidae1251994+24%1971
House FinchFringillidae761994+543%1982
American CrowCorvidae671994+87%1971
House SparrowPasseridae521994+36%1971
European StarlingSturnidae501994-61%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae421994-38%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae411994+486%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae371994-25%1971
Bank SwallowHirundinidae371993+136%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae301994+105%1971
MallardAnatidae271994+800%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae251994-45%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae181994+3%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae171994-14%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae141994+6%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae141994+12%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae131994-69%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae111994-46%1971
VeeryTurdidae111994+61%1971
BobolinkIcteridae101994+15%1972
American RedstartParulidae101994+62%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91994+14%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae91994+113%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae81994+138%1971
Blue JayCorvidae71994+13%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae61994-56%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae61994+21%1971
OvenbirdParulidae61994+67%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae61994+50%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae61994+10%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae61992-73%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae51993-52%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae51994+109%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae51994-54%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae51994+60%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae41994-25%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41993+50%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae41992+29%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae31994-74%1971
American KestrelFalconidae31989-40%1972

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