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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Crescent Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Crescent

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crescent 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
Canada GooseAnatidae862024+216%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae682024-31%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024-14%2000
American RobinTurdidae212024-51%2000
European StarlingSturnidae202024-80%2000
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-42%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-69%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024-33%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024-54%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024-37%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-42%2000
House FinchFringillidae112024-6%2000
Warbling VireoVireonidae112024-19%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae112024-43%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024-62%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102024-37%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-41%2000
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92024-67%2000
American CrowCorvidae82024-72%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-45%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+375%2004
House SparrowPasseridae72024-37%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024-67%2000
Blue JayCorvidae62024-64%2000
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024-8%2009
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62024+0%2004
Herring GullLaridae51998n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-8%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+18%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-83%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+250%2012
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+20%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-75%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-60%2000
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae32019+200%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-18%2004
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+0%2004
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22024-68%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22024-81%2000
OvenbirdParulidae22024-13%2004

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