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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 44 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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 RobinTurdidae372025-54%1971
American CrowCorvidae292025-5%1971
European StarlingSturnidae252025-94%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192025-88%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-5%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132025+20%1971
OvenbirdParulidae122025+79%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+18%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-59%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112025-54%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+317%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+373%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae102025-76%1971
Blue JayCorvidae92025-58%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92023-59%1971
VeeryTurdidae92025-28%1971
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae82025+13%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82025-29%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72025+88%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025-69%1971
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae62009+71%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-7%1971
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52024+82%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-73%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-26%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52017+140%1980
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52025-18%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52024+21%1971
American RedstartParulidae52025-11%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-77%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025-92%1971
Purple FinchFringillidae42022-31%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41981+300%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025-8%1998
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae31976+33%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-69%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025-55%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32025-74%1971
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32025-29%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae32025+217%2002

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.