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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30

S Barre Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
45Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Massachusetts S Barre

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the S Barre 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 RobinTurdidae542025+39%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae522025+359%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae502025+175%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae432025+850%1976
House SparrowPasseridae392025+109%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352025-24%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae322025+257%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae31202513×1976
OvenbirdParulidae302025+345%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae302019+967%2001
European StarlingSturnidae292025-59%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025-18%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae262025+11%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae252025+178%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232025+109%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025+443%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae192025+213%1970
American CrowCorvidae182025+43%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae152025+129%1970
American RedstartParulidae152025+680%1970
Blue JayCorvidae142025-19%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025+294%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae142025+147%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+633%2005
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+520%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+100%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025-38%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025-42%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+725%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-39%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+20%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025-62%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-6%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-67%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025+0%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62025+60%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+82%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+350%1971
House FinchFringillidae62025+550%1982
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+700%2006

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