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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 41 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 →
41Years 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
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 RobinTurdidae542024-49%1968
European StarlingSturnidae392024-87%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae312024-82%1968
American CrowCorvidae282024-10%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae242024-29%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212024+174%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-70%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-81%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024-28%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae152024-76%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024-45%1968
House SparrowPasseridae152024-89%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024-53%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae122018-31%1995
House FinchFringillidae102024-36%1981
Blue JayCorvidae92024-44%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92024+186%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+400%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+24%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+433%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+360%2008
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+63%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-24%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024+340%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+63%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-83%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae62024+40%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae62024-81%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52008-39%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+39%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+57%1991
Rock PigeonColumbidae42021-83%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+14%1968
OvenbirdParulidae42022+36%1991
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+150%1997
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42004n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023+15%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024+180%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae31978-50%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-68%1968

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