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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 17 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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 SwallowHirundinidae2422024-40%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1542024-25%1996
House FinchFringillidae542024+35%1996
Marsh WrenTroglodytidae33202413×1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024+44%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282024-42%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae262024-67%1996
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae222014+643%2002
European StarlingSturnidae212024+72%1996
American RobinTurdidae212024+185%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024+85%1996
American White PelicanPelecanidae202022n/an/a
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae172024+7%1996
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae172024+163%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162024+0%2014
Great EgretArdeidae142024+6%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024+131%1996
House SparrowPasseridae122024-21%1996
California QuailOdontophoridae112024+92%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae112024-15%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024+88%1996
MallardAnatidae92024-17%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae92024-17%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae92024+475%1997
Black PhoebeTyrannidae92024+47%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae92024+0%1996
Great Blue HeronArdeidae82024-50%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82024-78%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-57%1996
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72024+267%2005
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae62024+150%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024-46%1996
Yellow-billed MagpieCorvidae62024-59%1996
Tricolored BlackbirdIcteridae62024-82%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+38%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024-80%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+67%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+50%1996
California Scrub-JayCorvidae52024-66%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52024+29%1996

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