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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae2092025+185%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1602025-10%1973
European StarlingSturnidae932025-44%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae661996+273%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae562025-9%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432025+7%1973
House SparrowPasseridae432025-54%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae382025+860%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+72%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae342025+306%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae332025-4%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242025+117%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae242025-7%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025+120%1973
American CrowCorvidae222025+37%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025-32%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025+54%1973
Ring-billed GullLaridae192015+117%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-85%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae142025-23%1973
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025+109%1973
American RedstartParulidae132025+338%1981
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae122025-41%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+233%2019
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025+457%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+100%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-16%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+225%1995
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-11%1973
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-36%1973
BobolinkIcteridae72025+50%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-28%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+600%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+127%1974
MallardAnatidae72016-73%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae72025-74%1992
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72025+93%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+0%1973
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+667%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae51996-42%1973

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.