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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 14

N Orange Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Massachusetts N Orange

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the N Orange 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 VireoVireonidae702025+38%1970
American RobinTurdidae432025-17%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392025+110%1970
OvenbirdParulidae392025+33%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae28202526×1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae27202512×1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025-19%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae212025-4%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae202025+980%1985
Northern CardinalCardinalidae19202518×1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae172025+39%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-54%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae162025-9%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025-9%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152025+96%1970
Blue JayCorvidae152025-54%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae152025-2%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+29%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae122025-7%1970
American RedstartParulidae122025-29%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+139%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+37%1970
VeeryTurdidae112025-33%1970
American CrowCorvidae102025-50%1970
European StarlingSturnidae102025-59%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+75%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+36%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-78%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+425%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025+325%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+75%1975
House SparrowPasseridae72025-54%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+27%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-61%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025-46%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025+75%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025-25%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62025+420%1975
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae62025+200%1996
House FinchFringillidae52025+100%1984

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.