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BBS Route · New Hampshire · BCR 30

Strafford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 58 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 →
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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Hampshire Strafford

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

Species recorded on the Strafford 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+21%1968
American RobinTurdidae332025-49%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae31202315×2005
Tufted TitmouseParidae30202515×1982
Northern CardinalCardinalidae24202513×1984
American CrowCorvidae212025+24%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182025+8%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae182025-28%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162025-18%1968
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae142024+600%1970
OvenbirdParulidae122025-44%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+36%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025-40%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025-13%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+5%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025-22%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025+94%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae81990+67%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+540%2009
Pine WarblerParulidae72025+875%1975
House SparrowPasseridae72025+100%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+88%1968
VeeryTurdidae72025-54%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-86%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+400%1987
Purple FinchFringillidae52025+0%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-69%1968
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52021+75%1973
Common RavenCorvidae52024+133%1991
Barred OwlStrigidae42021+20%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-64%1968
American RedstartParulidae42025-60%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+163%1968
Herring GullLaridae42007+28%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+175%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+157%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-39%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-33%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32025-82%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32025-73%1968

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