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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30

Newburyport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
48Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Newburyport

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Newburyport 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
House SparrowPasseridae1662022+328%1969
American RobinTurdidae812022-16%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae682022-13%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae572022+5%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392022+94%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae34202213×1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae332022-19%1969
European StarlingSturnidae312022+33%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae282022-73%1969
American CrowCorvidae252022+10%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae232022+71%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae202022+6%1969
House FinchFringillidae202022+132%1983
Tufted TitmouseParidae19202212×1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae182022+446%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae182022+81%1969
Herring GullLaridae172022-89%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae152022+100%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae151972+800%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae122022-53%1969
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae122022+600%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122022+171%2004
Purple MartinHirundinidae112021+120%1982
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112022+60%1986
Blue JayCorvidae102022-65%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102022+0%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92022+250%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae62022-47%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62022+11%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62022-32%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae52022-69%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52022+7%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52022+175%2000
OspreyPandionidae52021+267%2009
Horned LarkAlaudidae41967n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42021-78%1969
OvenbirdParulidae42022-38%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae42022+113%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32021-55%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32022+60%1969

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