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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30

E Pepperell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.

107Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1994Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Massachusetts E Pepperell

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the E Pepperell 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 StarlingSturnidae731994-58%1968
American RobinTurdidae711994-22%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae51199414×1968
House SparrowPasseridae481994-8%1968
House FinchFringillidae431994+360%1983
American CrowCorvidae381994+229%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae371994-21%1968
Blue JayCorvidae331994+17%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae311994+24%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae271994+40%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae251994+240%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae221994+148%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae211994+148%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae191994+729%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae151994+489%1975
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae141994+580%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae14199412×1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae131994-24%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae121994+23%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae101994+47%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae91994+33%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae91994+200%1969
MallardAnatidae91994+225%1977
Blue-winged TealAnatidae91975n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae81994-30%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae81994+81%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae81994-20%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae81994+50%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae81994+333%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae71994-36%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae61994+140%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae61994+300%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae61994+217%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51994-47%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51994+71%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae51994-62%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51981-38%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51970n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41992+150%1985
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae31994+40%1969

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