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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Clinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2013Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Clinton

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Clinton 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 StarlingSturnidae662013-29%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632013-47%1971
American CrowCorvidae452013+36%1971
American RobinTurdidae372013-23%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae232013-57%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae212013+5%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae182013+117%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182013-7%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132013-47%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae122013-48%1971
House SparrowPasseridae122013-44%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112013-29%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae112013+71%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102010-43%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae102013-79%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae102013-33%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102013-17%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92013+85%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae72013-55%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72013+73%1971
American RedstartParulidae72012+56%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72013+43%1971
MallardAnatidae72011+50%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae52013+58%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52013+125%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52012+125%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52006-65%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52013+82%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42013-26%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42013-27%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42013-70%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42013-20%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42013+67%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41993n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae32013+60%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32013-65%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32002-17%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32013-75%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32013-83%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31972+200%1971

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