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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 44 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae2842024-12%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1922024-29%1971
American RobinTurdidae1632024+111%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae962024+402%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae932024+17%1971
House SparrowPasseridae742024-41%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae682024+391%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae652024+213%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae632024+184%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae622024+99%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024+571%1971
American CrowCorvidae472024-21%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae442024-23%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae392024-42%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae302024+511%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae272024+270%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232024+608%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae212024-62%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024+96%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae192024+475%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024-17%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae162024+390%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae162024-68%1972
Blue JayCorvidae142024+408%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae112024+78%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024+66%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+280%1976
House FinchFringillidae92024+57%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024+667%1993
BobolinkIcteridae72024-86%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+100%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+767%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae72024-28%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+75%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-33%1971
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024-15%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae62024-70%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+150%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+13%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+46%1971

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