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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Blue Ridge S Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2010Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Blue Ridge S

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blue Ridge S 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
Canada GooseAnatidae742010n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae542010+21%1980
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae362010+130%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262010+70%1980
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae222010-45%1980
American RobinTurdidae222010-28%1980
Hermit ThrushTurdidae192010+275%1980
OvenbirdParulidae182010-4%1980
Purple FinchFringillidae172010-13%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae172010+167%1980
American RedstartParulidae152010-35%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132010-40%1980
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae132010+8%1980
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132010+22%1980
Magnolia WarblerParulidae122010+30%1980
Winter WrenTroglodytidae122010+119%1980
Northern ParulaParulidae112010+191%1980
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102010-28%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae102010+5%1980
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae102010+27%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae102010-10%1980
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae102010+7%1980
American Black DuckAnatidae82008+400%1993
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72010-46%1980
American CrowCorvidae72010+27%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72010-53%1980
European StarlingSturnidae62006-25%1980
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62010-32%1980
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62010-67%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52010-27%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51995+350%1981
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae52010+83%1980
Blue JayCorvidae42010-15%1980
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42009-52%1980
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42010-67%1980
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42010+267%1981
Common RavenCorvidae42010+75%1987
Brown CreeperCerthiidae32010+0%1980
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae32010-33%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae32010+67%1989

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