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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Old Forge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 25 survey years, no longer active.

108Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2006Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Old Forge

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Old Forge 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 VireoVireonidae782006+7%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332006+2%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae282006+129%1973
American CrowCorvidae232006+134%1974
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae232006-11%1973
American RobinTurdidae192006+17%1973
European StarlingSturnidae161996+286%1973
Hermit ThrushTurdidae152006+104%1975
OvenbirdParulidae142006+54%1973
Winter WrenTroglodytidae142006+18%1973
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112006+73%1973
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae112006+8%1973
Mourning WarblerParulidae111996+475%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102006+567%1974
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae92006-11%1973
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae72006-43%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae71995+10%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae72006+28%1973
Northern ParulaParulidae72006-33%1974
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62006+0%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62006-59%1973
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae62006+8%1973
American Black DuckAnatidae61976n/an/a
Pine SiskinFringillidae51995-63%1988
Common RavenCorvidae52006+160%1984
Blue JayCorvidae42006-9%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae41996-15%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae42006+7%1973
American RedstartParulidae42006-61%1973
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42006+200%1973
Herring GullLaridae32006+200%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31995+80%1973
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae32006-85%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31993+75%1975
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae31995+100%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae31996-85%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32006-36%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31996-30%1975
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22006+33%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae22006+15%1974

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