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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Orleans Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 125 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

125Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Orleans

Top 40 of 125 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Orleans 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1482024-26%1969
European StarlingSturnidae1422024-47%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae1352024+53%1969
American RobinTurdidae1072024+86%1969
House SparrowPasseridae842024-61%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae562024-38%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae542024+439%1969
American CrowCorvidae532024+35%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae482024+400%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024+246%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024+64%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362024-41%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae342024+325%1977
Blue JayCorvidae282024+133%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-80%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae19202415×1978
Yellow WarblerParulidae162024+31%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae152024-15%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152024+925%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae152024+660%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae142024+111%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+150%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae122024+39%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024+64%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024-11%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-32%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102024+5%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+329%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae92024+35%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92024+500%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+260%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+95%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-20%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62017+67%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+22%1970
House FinchFringillidae62024-58%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-46%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+50%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-59%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024+60%1971

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