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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Ghent Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
42Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Ghent

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ghent 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
American RobinTurdidae542025-44%1968
European StarlingSturnidae392025-85%1968
American CrowCorvidae302025+7%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025+279%1968
House SparrowPasseridae292025-83%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262025-28%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae222025-20%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202025-80%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae202025-69%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202025+7%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae172025-15%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-81%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae152025+87%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+540%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+483%1995
Blue JayCorvidae122025-35%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+59%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+77%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-75%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025-56%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+125%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-71%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72025+31%1968
House FinchFringillidae72025-28%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+180%1968
American RedstartParulidae62025+86%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+33%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-54%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52008-39%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-75%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+100%1991
Canada GooseAnatidae52025-41%1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-81%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025+57%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+43%1991
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42004n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025-85%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae31978-50%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32025-86%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-89%1968

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