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BBS Route · New York · BCR 30

Huntington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Huntington

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Huntington 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
American RobinTurdidae772023+3%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae672023-14%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae522023-74%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402023+21%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae382023+30%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae332023+0%1971
MallardAnatidae312023-51%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae262023-25%1971
Blue JayCorvidae242023-17%1971
European StarlingSturnidae232023-90%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232023+407%1981
Herring GullLaridae202023-59%1972
OspreyPandionidae192023+720%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae172023+194%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae17202317×1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162023+9%1971
House SparrowPasseridae142023-80%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142023+392%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132023+9%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102023-87%1971
Mute SwanAnatidae92023-63%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae92023+178%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92023-53%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae82023-84%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82023-66%1972
Hermit ThrushTurdidae81981+167%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82023+500%1992
Great EgretArdeidae72023+171%1986
Least TernLaridae72011-33%1981
American KestrelFalconidae71981+600%1978
Common TernLaridae62022+0%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae62023+46%1975
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62011n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52022+117%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae51981+50%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae51981+400%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52023+80%2014
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42023+220%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae42023+200%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42023-9%1977

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