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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30

Maynard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Maynard

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Maynard 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 RobinTurdidae752022+29%1969
House SparrowPasseridae602022+85%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae46202214×1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352022+473%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae332022+50%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae302022+510%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae272022+344%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae26202219×1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae232022+48%1969
House FinchFringillidae222022-19%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae212022+65%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae192022+400%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae19202211×1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae182022-23%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae172022+125%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae162022+300%1969
European StarlingSturnidae162022-88%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162022+144%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142022+725%1999
Blue JayCorvidae132022-61%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132022-57%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132022-5%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112022+243%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112022+200%2007
American CrowCorvidae92022-62%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae92021-50%2017
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae92022+400%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae82022-61%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72022+200%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72022+9%1969
OvenbirdParulidae72022-18%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae62022-75%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae62022+140%1975
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52022-62%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae42022-53%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42021-41%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42022+100%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42006+20%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31996-72%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32022-58%1969

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