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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Cicero Ctr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 130 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

130Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Cicero Ctr

Top 40 of 130 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cicero Ctr 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2342024-15%1968
American RobinTurdidae1812024+118%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1022024+1%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae672024-40%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae532024-32%1968
House SparrowPasseridae512024-31%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae482024+435%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae422024-51%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae412024+476%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae382024+308%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+162%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae30202423×1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae262024+60%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae26202420×1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222024+177%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae222024+14%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae222024+217%1978
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae212024+589%1968
American CrowCorvidae202024-16%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae152024+54%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024+17%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae132024+12%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+33%1968
Blue JayCorvidae122024+383%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121988+456%1968
American RedstartParulidae122024+200%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae92024+360%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+186%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae81994+700%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-58%1968
OvenbirdParulidae72024+157%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+600%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024+8%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+240%1969
Purple FinchFringillidae52022+0%1974
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024-25%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024+150%1968
House FinchFringillidae52024+8%1982
Common RavenCorvidae52014n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+0%1968

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