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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Laurens Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Laurens

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laurens 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 RobinTurdidae442024-56%1971
American CrowCorvidae342024-7%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae202024-55%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae202024+13%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-76%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024-88%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+53%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+436%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-28%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-74%1971
OvenbirdParulidae122024+53%1971
European StarlingSturnidae92024-96%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92024+118%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023-59%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024-45%1971
VeeryTurdidae92024-28%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024-35%1971
American RedstartParulidae82024-5%1971
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae62009+71%1972
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52024+82%1971
Blue JayCorvidae52024-48%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52017+140%1980
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+21%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+220%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024-54%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae52024+233%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+217%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-40%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024-93%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024-45%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-75%1971
Purple FinchFringillidae42022-31%1972
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+200%1974
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+13%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41981+300%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024-15%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024+50%2018
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31976+33%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-69%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32024-77%1971

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