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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Highland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Highland

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Highland 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 StarlingSturnidae602022-43%1969
American RobinTurdidae562022-57%1969
House SparrowPasseridae522022+28%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae432022-33%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382022+76%1969
MallardAnatidae232022+323%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae222022-56%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae192022+840%1970
American CrowCorvidae162022+3%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162022+433%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152022-70%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152022+467%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152022+64%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142022+833%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae132022+400%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae112022+20%1969
Blue JayCorvidae112022-66%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112022+178%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102022-50%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92022-74%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae92022-5%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92022+75%1970
Great Blue HeronArdeidae92022+433%1989
Common GrackleIcteridae82022-88%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72022+25%2011
House FinchFringillidae62022+52%1979
Warbling VireoVireonidae52022+200%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae42022-54%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42022-29%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42022+100%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae32022-43%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32022+11%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022+0%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae31997+0%1975
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32012+100%1985
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32022+300%1983
Ring-billed GullLaridae32011-17%2000
Common MerganserAnatidae31997+200%1996
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae22013+33%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22022-70%1969

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