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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 14

Cummington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 47 survey years, no longer active.

120Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2014Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Cummington

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cummington 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae582014-5%1970
OvenbirdParulidae432014+190%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae232014-21%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae222014+108%1970
American RobinTurdidae202014-27%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae172014-55%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152014-19%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae132014-55%1970
European StarlingSturnidae122014-52%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112014+55%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102014-4%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102014-12%1970
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae102014+80%1970
American RedstartParulidae102014-31%1970
VeeryTurdidae102014-69%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92014-32%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92014-28%1970
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae92014+144%1970
Blue JayCorvidae82014+10%1970
American CrowCorvidae82014-35%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae82014-42%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae72014+467%1972
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72014-38%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae72014+550%1971
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae72014+667%1971
BobolinkIcteridae62014+217%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62014-25%1970
Purple FinchFringillidae62014-13%1971
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62014-24%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52014-76%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52014+200%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae52014+75%1971
Magnolia WarblerParulidae52014+40%1971
Pine SiskinFringillidae52009+400%1972
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42014-35%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42014+43%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae42013-25%1970
House SparrowPasseridae42012+60%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42009+100%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42013+267%1978

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