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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Alder Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2004Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Alder Creek

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Alder Creek 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae922004-82%1970
American RobinTurdidae762004-13%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae602004-21%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae542004+59%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae532004+476%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae492004+550%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae442004+5%1970
American CrowCorvidae362004+160%1970
European StarlingSturnidae342004-30%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae272004+238%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262004+33%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae24200420×1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae232004+166%1970
VeeryTurdidae232004+71%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222004-59%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae192004+159%1974
House SparrowPasseridae192004-46%1974
Tree SwallowHirundinidae182004+32%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae172004-88%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162004+15%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae152004-34%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132004+463%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132004+783%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102004+19%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae82004+40%1970
OvenbirdParulidae82004+233%1973
Blue JayCorvidae82004+140%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72004+63%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72004+55%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62004-7%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae62004-86%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae61997n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae52004-51%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae52004+260%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52004+220%1977
American RedstartParulidae42004-68%1970
Common GallinuleRallidae41969n/an/a
Mourning WarblerParulidae42004+23%1978
House FinchFringillidae42004+26%1984
BobolinkIcteridae32004-87%1970

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