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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Argyle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Argyle

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Argyle 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
European StarlingSturnidae2122024-60%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae642024-17%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632024-74%1970
American RobinTurdidae452024-31%1970
American CrowCorvidae412024-28%1970
House SparrowPasseridae342024-72%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024+69%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae262024+89%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae252024+13%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae222024+231%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+241%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024+833%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae192024-48%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024+170%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024+230%1970
OvenbirdParulidae142024+400%1970
Blue JayCorvidae122024+13%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-53%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122024-26%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-82%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024+273%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-69%1970
VeeryTurdidae112024+193%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae102024-68%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102024+3%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024+580%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+367%2004
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-13%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+286%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+60%1991
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+70%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-30%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-74%1970
Common RavenCorvidae62024+157%1999
Wood DuckAnatidae52024+60%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-54%1970
BobolinkIcteridae52024-58%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52022-67%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-74%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42024-44%1970

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