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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 41 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 →
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 →
1967–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae592024-52%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae492024+400%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae462024-12%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362024-85%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae302024-81%1969
American CrowCorvidae292024+4%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae292024-45%1969
VeeryTurdidae292024+69%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae242024+26%1970
American RobinTurdidae232024-63%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae232024+4%1974
Blue JayCorvidae202024+429%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024-76%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae192024-17%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024-66%1969
OvenbirdParulidae142024+350%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae122024-18%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae112024+400%1969
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae112024-85%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+200%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+94%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+55%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+650%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+75%1970
House SparrowPasseridae82024-59%1974
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024-25%1975
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+189%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-39%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae72024-64%1977
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae72024+13%1978
Mourning WarblerParulidae72024+71%1978
Pine SiskinFringillidae72006-13%1977
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62024+100%1969
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-17%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae61985+113%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62002+20%1979
Common RavenCorvidae62024+333%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024-46%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+120%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+83%1987

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