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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Balmat Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
1977–2008Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Balmat

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Balmat 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-eyed VireoVireonidae532008+23%1980
American RobinTurdidae452008+4%1980
OvenbirdParulidae362008+54%1980
European StarlingSturnidae292008-3%1980
Blue JayCorvidae272008+144%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252008-47%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212008-1%1980
American CrowCorvidae182008-11%1980
Song SparrowPasserellidae182008+44%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162008-40%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152008-62%1980
Warbling VireoVireonidae122008+240%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae122008-35%1980
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112008-3%1980
VeeryTurdidae112008-60%1980
Hermit ThrushTurdidae112008+409%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae102008+575%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae91997-51%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72008-7%1980
Nashville WarblerParulidae71997+50%1981
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62008+44%1980
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62008+213%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae61997+23%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae62008+30%1984
Great Blue HeronArdeidae51997+75%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae52008+4%1980
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae52008-47%1980
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52008-27%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae51997-56%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae52008-88%1980
Magnolia WarblerParulidae51997-15%1981
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42008+180%1984
American GoldfinchFringillidae42008-48%1980
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41987+300%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae41995-20%1981
Yellow WarblerParulidae42008-53%1980
Gray CatbirdMimidae42008-45%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae41989+60%1984
Chimney SwiftApodidae32008-47%1981
BobolinkIcteridae31997+25%1981

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