BBS Route · Massachusetts · BCR 30
Ware River Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1993–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Massachusetts Ware River
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 82 | 2022 | +104% | 1995 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 54 | 2022 | +32% | 1995 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 26 | 2022 | -2% | 1995 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 23 | 2022 | 13× | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2022 | -9% | 1995 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 19 | 2022 | +2% | 1995 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2022 | -43% | 1995 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2022 | +74% | 1995 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 14 | 2022 | -42% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2022 | +200% | 1995 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2022 | +114% | 1995 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2022 | +21% | 1995 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2022 | -6% | 1995 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2022 | +16% | 1995 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2022 | +3% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2022 | +53% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2022 | +167% | 1995 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2022 | +28% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | +28% | 1995 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | +50% | 1995 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 8 | 2022 | -44% | 1995 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2022 | +41% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2022 | +267% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2022 | +29% | 1995 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2022 | -47% | 1995 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2022 | -23% | 1995 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 1999 | +150% | 1993 | |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | -48% | 1995 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2022 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2022 | +167% | 1997 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2022 | +25% | 1995 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -63% | 1995 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -61% | 1995 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2022 | +114% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2022 | +70% | 1996 | |
| Prairie Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2013 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2021 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +167% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.