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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Petersburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2018Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Petersburg

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Petersburg 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 BlackbirdIcteridae222018-77%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae182018+62%1968
American RobinTurdidae182018-21%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172018-39%1968
OvenbirdParulidae172018+4%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162018+4%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142018-23%1968
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142013+90%1968
American CrowCorvidae132018-49%1968
American RedstartParulidae122013-17%1968
Blue JayCorvidae112018-56%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae112015+0%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae112018-37%1968
VeeryTurdidae112018-62%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae102013+50%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92013-64%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae92018-57%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92015+146%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae92018-67%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82018+25%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82018+32%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72012-32%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae72018-71%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae72018+700%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae62012+0%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae62013+56%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62018-22%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62018+767%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62018+64%1968
European StarlingSturnidae52018-77%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae52018-43%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae51985+25%1969
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42006+0%1968
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42012+100%1972
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae42015+133%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42018+186%1973
Common RavenCorvidae42011+17%1997
BobolinkIcteridae32015-17%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae32018-65%1968
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32013-13%1968

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