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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 38 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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 RobinTurdidae852024-30%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572024-65%1971
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae472024+157%1971
European StarlingSturnidae392024-84%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392024+256%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae372024+37%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362024-34%1971
Gray CatbirdMimidae352024+187%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae322024-52%1971
American CrowCorvidae302024+111%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024-9%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae282024+3%1971
Yellow WarblerParulidae212024+46%1971
House FinchFringillidae212024-62%1987
Blue JayCorvidae202024+259%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024-54%1971
House SparrowPasseridae182024-65%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-94%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024-38%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+975%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+767%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae122024+320%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+125%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+70%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62024+164%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae62019-50%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-57%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+214%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+14%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024-18%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-20%1972
MallardAnatidae52024+100%1975
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-59%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae42024-68%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+120%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-65%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024-77%1971
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae32024-91%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+30%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+114%1976

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