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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 14

Mt Chocorua Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
1966–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Mt Chocorua

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Chocorua 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 VireoVireonidae632025+679%1968
American RobinTurdidae242025-51%1968
OvenbirdParulidae222025+47%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae202025+800%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+750%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142025+178%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+269%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+208%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122025+39%1968
European StarlingSturnidae102025-74%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102025+200%1968
American CrowCorvidae102025+173%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+357%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae92025+300%1968
Blue JayCorvidae82025-46%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-61%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82024-27%1971
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae72025+108%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+260%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-5%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+400%1975
House FinchFringillidae72002+38%1987
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72021+43%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+33%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+240%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+89%1970
Wilson's WarblerParulidae61975n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62025+240%1995
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52025+56%1968
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae52025+460%1969
VeeryTurdidae52025-71%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52025-12%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025+67%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-50%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42025-59%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42025+0%1969
American RedstartParulidae42025-28%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae42025-46%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024-14%1970
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+67%1972

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