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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Highmarket Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 143 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

143Species 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 →
1967–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Highmarket

Top 40 of 143 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Highmarket 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 StarlingSturnidae892025-28%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392025-86%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae382025+369%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae342025-19%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae302025+19%1970
OvenbirdParulidae252025+350%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025-52%1969
American RobinTurdidae242025-71%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae202025+11%1974
American GoldfinchFringillidae182025-77%1969
VeeryTurdidae172025+49%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-84%1969
American CrowCorvidae132025-10%1969
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae102025-87%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae102025+100%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+77%1970
Common RavenCorvidae102025+567%1996
House SparrowPasseridae92025-55%1974
Mourning WarblerParulidae92025+100%1978
Canada GooseAnatidae92025+225%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025+156%1977
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae82025-67%1977
Pine SiskinFringillidae72006-13%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-70%1969
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62025+63%1969
Brown CreeperCerthiidae62025+100%1983
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62025+19%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae61985+113%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62002+20%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024-46%1999
Blue JayCorvidae52025+429%1970
BobolinkIcteridae52025-82%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52025-27%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+83%1987
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-82%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+475%1979
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+122%1979
American Black DuckAnatidae51990n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-48%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%1974

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