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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Penfield Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Penfield

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Penfield 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
American RobinTurdidae1122025-25%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae812025-57%1971
European StarlingSturnidae592025-84%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae572025+12%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae492025-89%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae482025+293%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025+244%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae432025-50%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae332025-34%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae322025+187%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae292025-31%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae282025+41%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae252025+9%1971
House SparrowPasseridae242025-70%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae23202512×1972
American CrowCorvidae192025+83%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae192025+63%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae182025+150%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-51%1971
Blue JayCorvidae142025+224%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+250%1978
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102025+60%1972
House FinchFringillidae102025-57%1987
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+157%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+180%1975
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025+400%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-57%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52025-79%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+9%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+733%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-44%1971
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-55%1971
BobolinkIcteridae42025-74%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae31978+20%1975
Red CrossbillFringillidae31973n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+25%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+14%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+30%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae21976-50%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae22025-90%1971

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