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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae2342025-2%1968
American RobinTurdidae1712025+158%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1022025+5%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae502025-32%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae482025-42%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae422025+552%1968
House SparrowPasseridae342025-43%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+193%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae272025+295%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae272025+8%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae272025+80%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae25202520×1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025+50%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae222024+217%1978
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172025+478%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025-54%1968
American CrowCorvidae152025-11%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+164%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+208%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+5%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121988+456%1968
American RedstartParulidae112025+180%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+52%1968
Blue JayCorvidae102025+450%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae102025+400%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+20%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae8202517×1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae81994+700%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+200%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+125%1968
OvenbirdParulidae72025+200%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+50%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae52022+0%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae52025+150%2000
Common RavenCorvidae52014n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025+100%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-14%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025+15%1968
VeeryTurdidae42025-68%1968
Ring-billed GullLaridae42024-66%1978

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