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BBS Route · California · BCR 32

Staten Is. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on California Staten Is.

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Staten Is. 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2272025-33%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2202025-25%1996
MallardAnatidae1102025+84%1996
House FinchFringillidae632025+22%1996
European StarlingSturnidae442025+119%1996
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae36202512×1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae302025-66%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272025-37%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025+131%1996
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae252025-46%1996
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae222014+643%2002
American White PelicanPelecanidae202022n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae172025+195%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+42%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025-21%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae112025+3%1996
Black PhoebeTyrannidae112025+65%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae112025+7%2014
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102025-81%1996
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae102025+275%2014
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025-18%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+58%1996
House SparrowPasseridae92025-51%1996
BushtitAegithalidae92025+70%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-48%1996
California QuailOdontophoridae72025+108%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+113%1996
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+200%1997
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae62024+150%1996
Yellow-billed MagpieCorvidae62025-52%1996
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae62024-82%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+63%1996
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42025-46%1996
Great EgretArdeidae42025-33%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+325%1997
California Scrub-JayCorvidae42025-68%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-59%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+57%1996
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-27%1996
American BitternArdeidae42025-46%1997

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