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Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Unlike many aerial insectivores that seem to be declining in Massachusetts, the Northern Rough-winged Swallow is fairly widespread and doing well, perhaps due to its ability to exploit artificial nesting burrows, such as old drainpipes or crevices in building walls.
Conservation Status
No Action: Likely Increase

Tracking This Bird In Massachusetts

Climate Vulnerability Score

Least Vulnerable
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (current)
0.52
Mass Audubon Mean likelihood of occurrence (2050)
0.55
Mass Audubon Absolute change in likelihood of occurrence
0.03
U.S. Forest Service Climate Change Bird Atlas (Hadly Hi emissions scenario)a
n/a
National Audubon Societyb
n/a
a USFS model data for Massachusetts by 2100
b National Audubon Society's Climate Change Atlas was completed on a continental scale.

Breeding Bird Atlas

Atlas I Blocks
210
Atlas II Blocks
446
Percent of state occupied - Atlas I
22
Percent of state occupied - Atlas II
43
Percent change
190

Breeding Bird Survey

Annual trend 1966-2010
1%
P-value
not significant
Number of routes
23
Recent trend 2000-2010
0.6%

Christmas Bird Count

Trend (1963-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1963-1979)
0
Significantly different than zero
Trend (1979-2008)
0
Significantly different than zero

Habitat Usage

Breeding

Rivers, Lakes, and Ponds, Urban and Suburban

Wintering

Does not winter in Massachusetts

Climate Suitability Current and 2050