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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 58 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 →
58Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1172025-29%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae1142025+39%1969
American RobinTurdidae1142025+85%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae792025+298%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae622025+423%1969
American CrowCorvidae582025+58%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae522025-73%1969
House SparrowPasseridae402025-64%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae392025+323%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae372025-37%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+53%1969
European StarlingSturnidae282025-57%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282025-38%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae282025+58%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025+5%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182025+288%1977
Blue JayCorvidae162025+137%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+79%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae162025-19%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae152025-6%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025+126%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae122025+136%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae12202516×1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025+160%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+11%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+64%1969
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae102025+18%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025+47%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+143%1982
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+243%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+675%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+580%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-20%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62017+67%1971
House FinchFringillidae62024-58%1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025-52%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-26%1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42025+8%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+233%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-58%1969

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