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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 30

Dover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
57Years 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
11Observers

Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Dover

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dover 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 RobinTurdidae532025-48%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52202526×1979
House FinchFringillidae452025+577%1981
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae422025+149%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae392025+18%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae342025+49%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae342025+133%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282025-7%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+682%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae272025+30%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025+95%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae232025-44%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025-30%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae212025+14%1968
American CrowCorvidae182025-30%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182025+46%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae172025-33%1968
House SparrowPasseridae172025+322%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025+32%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+740%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae142025+117%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae132025+208%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae12202512×1981
Blue JayCorvidae112025-63%1968
European StarlingSturnidae112025-94%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+50%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-82%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+967%2011
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025-3%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae9202512×1993
MallardAnatidae82024+22%1986
OvenbirdParulidae72025-48%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62025-16%1968
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+100%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-73%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025-23%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52025-70%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae51972+0%1967
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-86%1968
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+20%1994

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