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BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30

S Barre Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Massachusetts S Barre

Top 40 of 114 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 RobinTurdidae582024+32%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae512024+263%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462024-18%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae452024+368%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae432024+134%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae342024+570%1976
Song SparrowPasserellidae322024-15%1970
OvenbirdParulidae302024+345%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae302019+967%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae29202412×1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+479%1970
American CrowCorvidae242024+52%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae232024+356%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae212024+138%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae192024+219%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024+11%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+165%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192024+130%1970
Blue JayCorvidae182024-30%1970
House SparrowPasseridae172024+77%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172024+725%2006
European StarlingSturnidae152024-61%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152024+168%1970
American RedstartParulidae142024+720%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae132024+500%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae13202412×1994
VeeryTurdidae122024+127%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024+100%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024+26%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+35%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82024-50%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+300%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-65%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+6%1970
Wood DuckAnatidae62024+44%1988
House FinchFringillidae62024+675%1982
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+533%2005
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+100%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-29%1970

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