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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Churchville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 45 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Churchville

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

Species recorded on the Churchville 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 StarlingSturnidae2322025-0%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1632025-32%1971
American RobinTurdidae1472025+137%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae952025+121%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae832025+24%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae812025+433%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae752025+230%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae692025+341%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652025+600%1971
House SparrowPasseridae612025-44%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae512025+16%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482025+186%1971
American CrowCorvidae472025-13%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae422025-36%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae402025+553%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae262025+126%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae262025+280%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae242025+660%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232025-27%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae232025+575%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae21202511×1977
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae202025-60%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae182025+72%1971
Blue JayCorvidae182025+375%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025+525%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae132025+100%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025+483%1993
House FinchFringillidae132025+121%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+933%1992
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+700%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+125%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+189%1974
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+111%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92025+260%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+138%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-6%1971
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-57%1971
BobolinkIcteridae72024-86%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+275%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae72024-28%2001

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