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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 56 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae47202420×1979
American RobinTurdidae452024-52%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae432024+151%1968
House FinchFringillidae352024+388%1981
American CrowCorvidae322024-40%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024+34%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024+72%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae292024-9%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae282024+132%1968
House SparrowPasseridae242024+350%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae222024-56%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae222024-37%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae212024+591%1983
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024-30%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192024+6%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182024-8%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+800%1993
Blue JayCorvidae132024-66%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae132024+875%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122024+50%1968
BobolinkIcteridae112023-75%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024-48%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102024-37%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+3%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+35%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92024+133%1968
VeeryTurdidae92024-44%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+500%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-83%1968
OvenbirdParulidae82024-57%1968
MallardAnatidae82024+22%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae72024-32%1968
American RedstartParulidae72023-58%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+667%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024-4%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-86%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-78%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-36%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024-90%1968
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae51972+0%1967

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