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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Harris Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2022Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Harris Hill

Top 40 of 75 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
European StarlingSturnidae922022-22%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572022-67%2007
American RobinTurdidae512022-56%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae432022+242%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae152022-46%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae152009-5%2007
House SparrowPasseridae122022-67%2007
Common GrackleIcteridae102022-76%2007
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82022+71%2013
Common MerganserAnatidae82019n/an/a
MallardAnatidae72022+83%2007
American CrowCorvidae72022-76%2007
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72022-77%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72022-77%2007
Gray CatbirdMimidae62021-61%2007
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62022+0%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52022-58%2007
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52005n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42021+133%2008
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32019-79%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32022-80%2007
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32022-81%2008
Yellow WarblerParulidae32022-91%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae32007+50%2006
Ring-billed GullLaridae22022-73%2007
Wood DuckAnatidae22018-78%2007
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22021-44%2007
Rock PigeonColumbidae22021-84%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22017+100%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae22022-92%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22005n/an/a
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae22005n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae22019-88%2008
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22022+50%2010
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22021-57%2008
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae22018+100%2008
Green HeronArdeidae22017+100%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22009n/an/a
American BitternArdeidae12005n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12017-25%2007

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