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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Salem Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
49Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Salem

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salem 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
European StarlingSturnidae1302025-57%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452025-80%1969
American RobinTurdidae372025+11%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae332025-28%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae302014+209%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+85%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae232025+209%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025-40%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae162025+30%1969
House SparrowPasseridae152025-44%1969
American CrowCorvidae142025-33%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142025+164%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae132025-47%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122025+67%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-21%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-71%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-61%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102025-16%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+194%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025-6%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae102025-18%1999
VeeryTurdidae92025+154%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82025+20%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+625%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-29%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+67%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+180%2013
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+300%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-6%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+46%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+350%1970
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+140%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62025+250%1982
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52025+63%1969
OvenbirdParulidae52025+86%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+183%1971
House FinchFringillidae52025-55%1991
American Black DuckAnatidae41982-20%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-33%1969
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42024-55%1969

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