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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 14

Lempster Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 58 survey years, still active.

127Species 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 →
58Years 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
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Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Lempster

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lempster 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
Song SparrowPasserellidae342025+155%1969
American CrowCorvidae32202527×1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322025+266%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae232025+788%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae222025+235%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae222025+427%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae18202514×2003
American RobinTurdidae172025+3%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025+133%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152025+250%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+136%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025+483%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+173%2009
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025+89%1969
OvenbirdParulidae122025+259%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102025+53%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102025+111%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102025+360%1987
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae92025+236%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+40%1970
European StarlingSturnidae82025-86%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-24%1971
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae82025+375%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+0%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+7%1969
American RedstartParulidae62025+46%1970
VeeryTurdidae62025+0%1969
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52025+67%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+140%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae52025-21%1999
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+50%2016
Purple FinchFringillidae42025+0%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+100%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-67%1969
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+67%1974
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025+125%2013
Brown CreeperCerthiidae32024+100%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32025+100%1976
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32025+0%1974
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32022+67%1985

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