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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 14

Franconia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

129Species 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Franconia

Top 40 of 129 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Franconia 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae472025-33%1968
OvenbirdParulidae262025+43%1968
American RobinTurdidae252025-57%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+71%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae132025+121%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132025-18%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-53%1968
American RedstartParulidae112025-70%1968
Blue JayCorvidae92025-24%1968
American CrowCorvidae92025+25%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+90%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae92023+133%1975
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae72025-46%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-57%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72025-39%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72025-79%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-61%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+83%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+114%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-81%1968
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62024+0%1969
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62025-89%1968
Wilson's WarblerParulidae61975+80%1969
Brown CreeperCerthiidae62025+160%1968
MallardAnatidae62025+800%1992
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-86%1968
Nashville WarblerParulidae52025-39%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae52025+100%1968
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae52025+367%1968
Winter WrenTroglodytidae52025-59%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+300%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025+133%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+50%1968
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42025+93%1968
Magnolia WarblerParulidae42025-58%1968
Hooded MerganserAnatidae42014+150%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025-18%2005
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-72%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae32022-67%1968
European StarlingSturnidae32025-90%1968

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