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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Number Four Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
1967–2016Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Number Four

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Number Four 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae1782016+558%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae872016+187%1969
European StarlingSturnidae652016-58%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592016-67%1969
American CrowCorvidae582016+225%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae58201658×2009
American RobinTurdidae342016+3%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae222016-60%1969
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae211998+750%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae122016-64%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122016-71%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae71987+75%1967
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62016+186%1971
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae61997+140%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae62016+225%1987
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52016-48%1969
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae52016+167%1975
Wood ThrushTurdidae52014-57%1969
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52006-39%1986
Winter WrenTroglodytidae51998+200%1986
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae51995n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42014-73%1969
Blue JayCorvidae42016-33%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41995-81%1969
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae42016-76%1969
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42016+167%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae41991+40%1969
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae31998+267%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32016-81%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32016-63%1969
OvenbirdParulidae32009-13%1969
House SparrowPasseridae32016-86%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32011-13%1975
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32016+11%1971
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae31969n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32013+433%1975
House FinchFringillidae32008+50%1991
MallardAnatidae32016-30%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32016+100%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22016-8%1969

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