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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Harris Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Harris Hill

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Harris Hill 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 RobinTurdidae792025-46%2007
European StarlingSturnidae772025-35%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642025-57%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae432022+242%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae402025+54%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae362025-59%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae362025-54%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae362025+20%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025-18%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332025-57%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025-19%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262025+192%2007
House SparrowPasseridae232025-57%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025-32%2007
Ring-billed GullLaridae212025-24%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025+4%2007
Blue JayCorvidae162025+29%2007
Yellow WarblerParulidae162025-78%2008
American CrowCorvidae152025-74%2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025-65%2008
Warbling VireoVireonidae12202512×2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112025+450%2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-65%2008
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae92025-49%2008
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82022+71%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+333%2008
Common MerganserAnatidae82019n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025-62%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+10%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+125%2010
House FinchFringillidae62025-18%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-43%2007
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+133%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+25%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52005n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+100%2007
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-58%2007
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+200%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+300%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025-77%2007

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