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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Cayuga Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
1969–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Cayuga

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cayuga 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
American RobinTurdidae2422024+149%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1552024-19%1973
European StarlingSturnidae1282024-54%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae661996+273%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae652024-4%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae462024+15%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae462024+316%1973
American CrowCorvidae422024+48%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024+123%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae352024+131%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae352024+760%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae332024-18%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024+52%1973
House SparrowPasseridae242024-51%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae202024-3%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202024+59%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae192024+109%1973
Ring-billed GullLaridae192015+117%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-83%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae172024-13%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122024+700%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024+400%1973
American RedstartParulidae122024+388%1981
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122024+64%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112024-33%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024+136%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+567%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92024-71%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae92024-72%1992
Blue JayCorvidae82024+240%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82024-64%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-32%1973
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024+138%1973
MallardAnatidae72016-73%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+56%1973
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-36%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-30%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+50%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-6%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae51996-42%1973

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