BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 14
Pittsfield Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1967–2016Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Pittsfield
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 97 | 2016 | +123% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 96 | 2016 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 71 | 2016 | 22× | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 51 | 2016 | +47% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 40 | 2016 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 38 | 2016 | +142% | 1969 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 37 | 2016 | +216% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 36 | 2016 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 34 | 2016 | +77% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 28 | 2016 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2016 | +158% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2016 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2016 | 11× | 1969 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 20 | 2016 | +70% | 1969 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 19 | 2016 | -29% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 2016 | +21% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 15 | 2016 | +300% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 15 | 2016 | +181% | 1969 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 15 | 2016 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2016 | +200% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 14 | 2016 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2016 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2016 | +725% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2016 | -33% | 1990 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2016 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 12 | 2006 | -64% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2016 | -63% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2016 | +120% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2016 | +567% | 1993 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2016 | -6% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2016 | +114% | 1972 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2016 | +275% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2016 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2016 | +114% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2016 | +400% | 1970 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2016 | +44% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2016 | -20% | 1969 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2016 | +114% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2016 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2016 | -46% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.