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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Old Forge 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Old Forge 2

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Old Forge 2 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 VireoVireonidae752019-4%2009
OvenbirdParulidae372019+55%2009
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae252019+85%2009
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae152019-24%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132019-41%2009
Winter WrenTroglodytidae132019+140%2009
Hermit ThrushTurdidae132019-9%2009
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae122019+50%2010
American CrowCorvidae82019-17%2009
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae82019+275%2009
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae82019-25%2009
American RobinTurdidae82019-46%2009
Common YellowthroatParulidae72019+200%2009
Blue JayCorvidae62019+67%2009
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae42017+20%2011
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42019+20%2009
European StarlingSturnidae42017-29%2009
Northern ParulaParulidae42018-39%2009
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42019-15%2012
Herring GullLaridae42017n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32016+0%2007
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32017+0%2009
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae32019-19%2009
Common RavenCorvidae32019-39%2010
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae32019-26%2009
Song SparrowPasserellidae32019+83%2009
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32018+14%2009
Barred OwlStrigidae32014n/an/a
Common LoonGaviidae22018+67%2010
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae22007n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22015-38%2009
Nashville WarblerParulidae22019-63%2009
Magnolia WarblerParulidae22019+167%2009
American RedstartParulidae22019-36%2009
Brown CreeperCerthiidae22019-11%2009
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22019-50%2009
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae22019+125%2010
Purple FinchFringillidae22019+67%2013
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22018+0%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae22015-50%2011

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