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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Branchport Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

127Species 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 →
1967–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Branchport

Top 40 of 127 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Branchport 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 StarlingSturnidae1342024-41%1969
American RobinTurdidae882024+113%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae862024-48%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae562024+42%1969
American CrowCorvidae442024-10%1969
House SparrowPasseridae342024-49%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae332024+231%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024+315%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae322024-31%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322024-31%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae312024+436%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae302024-43%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae30202413×1974
Yellow WarblerParulidae292024+453%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262024+111%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae232024+155%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222024+161%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae212024+221%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae182024+410%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172024+600%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae162024+111%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae152024+0%1969
BobolinkIcteridae142024+82%1969
American Black DuckAnatidae141970n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+625%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+83%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae112024-10%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112024+575%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+19%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae112024+425%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024+162%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102024-39%1969
House FinchFringillidae102024-42%1997
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92024+217%1970
Blue JayCorvidae82024+200%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+309%1973
OvenbirdParulidae82024+11%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72024-53%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024+158%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+225%1969

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