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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Ballston Lk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

90Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1995Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Ballston Lk

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ballston Lk 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 StarlingSturnidae1081995-38%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae1061995106×1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae831995-53%1969
American RobinTurdidae701995+32%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae541995-38%1969
American CrowCorvidae471995+17%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae371995-42%1977
House FinchFringillidae361995+100%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae351995-45%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae341995+68%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae301995+88%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae301995+339%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae301995+268%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae291995+35%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae251995+100%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae221995+63%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae191995-62%1969
House SparrowPasseridae191995-25%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae171995+18%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae171995+263%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae141995-45%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae131995-32%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae131995+171%1980
Blue JayCorvidae111995+48%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae101995+0%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae101995-32%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae91995+11%1969
BobolinkIcteridae91995-59%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91995-57%1969
OvenbirdParulidae91995+200%1976
American Black DuckAnatidae91983+88%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae91983+25%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae71995+0%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae61970+150%1968
VeeryTurdidae61995-38%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae61995+0%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae51995-48%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae41995+33%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae41969-50%1967
Eastern TowheePasserellidae41995-63%1969

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