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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Horseshoe L. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Horseshoe L.

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Horseshoe L. 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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae412017-14%1994
OvenbirdParulidae382017+159%1994
American RobinTurdidae312017+40%1994
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae172017-40%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae142017+260%1994
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae132017+56%1994
Nashville WarblerParulidae132017+360%2001
Blue JayCorvidae112017+146%1994
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae112017-42%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae102017+71%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae102017+18%1994
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae92017+36%1995
Winter WrenTroglodytidae82017+173%1995
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82017+43%1995
Magnolia WarblerParulidae82017+100%1997
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae72017+80%1994
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62017+100%1994
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62017+280%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62017+250%1995
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52017-70%1994
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52017-50%1994
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52017+250%1995
Canada GooseAnatidae52013+150%2007
Canada JayCorvidae42016+25%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42014+240%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae42016+300%2014
American CrowCorvidae32017+0%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae32017-10%1995
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32017+333%1994
Yellow WarblerParulidae32017+100%1994
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae31995+50%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae32014+44%1999
Yellow-bellied FlycatcherTyrannidae32016+0%2013
Common LoonGaviidae22017+10%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae22017+10%1995
Purple FinchFringillidae22016-60%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae22012-55%1994
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22017-20%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22017-25%1995
American RedstartParulidae22017-42%1994

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