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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 14

Canterbury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 59 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
59Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Canterbury

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Canterbury 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
European StarlingSturnidae1002025+104%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae732025+225%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae352025+209%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae322025+221%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae292025+13%1968
American RobinTurdidae292025-6%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+189%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae272025+6%1968
OvenbirdParulidae272025+102%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025-46%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae25202513×1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae24202516×1992
Pine WarblerParulidae23202512×2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+200%1968
American CrowCorvidae192025+129%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae182025+31%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142025+140%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae132025+457%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025+63%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132025-42%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae122025-14%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122025+8%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122024+25%1971
BobolinkIcteridae112025+57%1968
VeeryTurdidae112025-23%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+86%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-32%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025+73%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-60%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+113%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+400%2017
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae72025+214%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+275%1969
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae72025+114%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+160%1970
American RedstartParulidae62025+108%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-81%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+467%1972
Purple FinchFringillidae52024+100%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+300%1973

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