BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Blue Ridge N Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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 VireoVireonidae372024-35%1979
American RobinTurdidae232024-48%1979
OvenbirdParulidae172024+24%1979
American CrowCorvidae112024-12%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024-50%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-81%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae82024-71%1979
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82024-44%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82024-80%1979
Blue JayCorvidae72024+42%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024-9%1979
American Black DuckAnatidae72010+75%1986
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024+110%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024-44%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023-59%1980
House FinchFringillidae51999-13%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-86%1979
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-88%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+120%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41984+100%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+20%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-90%1979
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae32024+0%1980
Common RavenCorvidae32024+183%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+0%1992
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32023+100%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae32018+227%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32018+100%2009
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22017-60%1979
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22024-86%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22016+33%1984
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-60%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae22019-71%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22007-72%1979
Purple FinchFringillidae22024-73%1979
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae22024-90%1979
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22024-91%1979
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae22018+43%1979
Common YellowthroatParulidae22024-83%1979
American RedstartParulidae22023-77%1979

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