BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30
N. Andover Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.
100Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1995–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Massachusetts N. Andover
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 63 | 2024 | +67% | 1998 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +98% | 1998 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 29 | 2024 | -40% | 1998 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 25 | 2024 | -8% | 1998 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -41% | 1998 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | +917% | 1998 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | -44% | 1998 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | -18% | 1998 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 14 | 2024 | -52% | 1998 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | -45% | 1998 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | -68% | 1998 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2024 | -52% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | +17% | 1998 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | -43% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2024 | +386% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | -58% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2024 | -57% | 1998 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | -40% | 1998 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | -78% | 1998 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | -14% | 1998 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +56% | 1998 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +300% | 1999 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +600% | 2007 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2024 | -62% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -10% | 1998 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +267% | 2016 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | -67% | 1998 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -3% | 1998 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | -46% | 1998 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +125% | 1998 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | -44% | 1998 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2024 | +28% | 1998 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -71% | 1998 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -73% | 1998 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 2000 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -35% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -75% | 1998 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2004 | -17% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.