BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Cattaraugus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 127 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on New York Cattaraugus

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

Species recorded on the Cattaraugus 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1172019-27%1969
European StarlingSturnidae1122019-32%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae792019+60%1969
American RobinTurdidae452019-50%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae422019+207%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae342019+310%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae292019+600%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae262019+164%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae262019+433%1987
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232019+346%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222019-54%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae212019-63%1969
American CrowCorvidae142019-44%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132019+128%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132019+371%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132019+47%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae122019+69%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae112019-60%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92019+58%1969
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae92019+225%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae81997n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae72019-8%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62019+14%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae62019-62%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae62019-70%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62019+280%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62019-27%1969
OvenbirdParulidae62019+433%1972
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62019+140%1985
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62019+167%1989
BobolinkIcteridae52019-61%1969
Purple FinchFringillidae52019+100%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52019+150%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae52019-13%1983
Hooded WarblerParulidae52019+200%1987
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42019-32%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42019+0%1969
American RedstartParulidae42019-42%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae42019-47%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae42019+26%1989

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