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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 14

Lempster Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 126 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

126Species 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 →
1966–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Lempster

Top 40 of 126 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
American CrowCorvidae42202427×1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372024+310%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae372024+453%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae332024+153%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae302024+725%1969
American RobinTurdidae282024+35%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252024+381%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae252024+235%1969
OvenbirdParulidae242024+365%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212024+81%1969
Blue JayCorvidae202024+168%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024+186%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae162024+273%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae13202413×2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+517%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+127%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+164%2009
Rock PigeonColumbidae82019+83%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+40%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+93%1969
American RedstartParulidae72024+23%1970
VeeryTurdidae72024+10%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72024+320%1987
Common RavenCorvidae72024+325%1993
European StarlingSturnidae62024-84%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae62024-7%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+4%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+367%1984
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae42024+300%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+175%1971
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+225%1972
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42024+233%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae42024-43%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+75%1973
Purple FinchFringillidae32024-22%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-76%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024-67%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32019+0%1990
Brown CreeperCerthiidae32024+100%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32024+75%1976

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