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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Blue Ridge N Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Blue Ridge N

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blue Ridge N 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 VireoVireonidae412025-41%1979
OvenbirdParulidae192025+31%1979
American RobinTurdidae182025-55%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122025-61%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-73%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025-60%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae72025-73%1979
American Black DuckAnatidae72010+75%1986
Blue JayCorvidae62025-13%1979
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025+70%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-88%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023-59%1980
House FinchFringillidae51999-13%1988
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+80%1979
American CrowCorvidae42025-21%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-31%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-13%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41984+100%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32025-88%1979
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32025-57%1979
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32024+0%1980
American RedstartParulidae32025-89%1979
Common RavenCorvidae32024+183%1984
Mourning WarblerParulidae32025+50%1982
Canada GooseAnatidae32018+227%2009
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22016+33%1984
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-74%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22007-72%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae22025-90%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae22025-82%1979
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae22024-90%1979
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22025-66%1979
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae22018+43%1979
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae22025-43%1979
House SparrowPasseridae21992-46%1979
Winter WrenTroglodytidae22025-39%1979
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22022-71%1980
Common LoonGaviidae22025-64%1985
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22015+25%1988
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22024+125%1982

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.