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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Catskills Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2015Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Catskills

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Catskills 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
Gray CatbirdMimidae582015+86%1969
American CrowCorvidae552015+181%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae522015+117%1969
American RobinTurdidae362015-34%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae332015-50%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322015+173%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae312015+380%1994
House SparrowPasseridae262015-3%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae232015-64%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae222015+150%1969
OvenbirdParulidae222015+167%1969
Blue JayCorvidae212015-63%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae212015+124%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162015+60%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae162015+67%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae162015+527%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152015+129%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142015-15%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122015-21%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112015+120%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112015-44%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae102015-26%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102015+700%1993
European StarlingSturnidae92015-82%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92015-62%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae82015-76%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61970n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52015-82%1969
VeeryTurdidae52015-13%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52015+367%1972
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42015+80%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae42010-52%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42000-40%1988
Purple FinchFringillidae42007+25%1974
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42015+29%1988
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41990n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae32015-71%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32011+167%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32015+144%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae32003-67%1976

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