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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Inlet Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Inlet

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

Species recorded on the Inlet 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 VireoVireonidae1232017+1%1982
OvenbirdParulidae502017+369%1982
Northern ParulaParulidae362017+488%1982
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae322017+85%1982
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae322017+135%1982
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae312017+291%1982
Winter WrenTroglodytidae312017+424%1982
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae302017+359%1982
American CrowCorvidae292017+189%1982
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae292017+64%1982
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae282017+62%1982
American RobinTurdidae262017+135%1982
Blue JayCorvidae222017+181%1982
Magnolia WarblerParulidae192017+375%1982
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae182017+243%1982
Hermit ThrushTurdidae182017+773%1982
Song SparrowPasserellidae172017+111%1982
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae162017+9%1982
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae162017+591%1982
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae142017+96%1982
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae142017-5%1982
Common RavenCorvidae142017+600%1988
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae122017+71%1982
Purple FinchFringillidae112017+433%1982
American RedstartParulidae112017-13%1982
Swainson's ThrushTurdidae112017+94%1982
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102017+450%2014
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92016+44%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae82017+61%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72017+0%1982
Nashville WarblerParulidae72017+188%1988
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52017-36%1982
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52017+100%1984
Barred OwlStrigidae52016+167%1994
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42017+140%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42017-29%1982
Canada WarblerParulidae42017-46%1982
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42017+200%1990
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32017-72%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae32017-13%1985

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