BBS Route · New York · BCR 13
Salem Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.
122Species Recorded
48Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Salem
Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 53 | 2024 | -78% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 41 | 2024 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2024 | -24% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 32 | 2024 | -71% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2014 | +209% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 28 | 2024 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2024 | +98% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 26 | 2024 | -37% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 25 | 2024 | -18% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 24 | 2024 | -49% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 24 | 2024 | +248% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 20 | 2024 | +381% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2024 | -5% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | -12% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | +144% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2024 | +875% | 1991 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +357% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +55% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +52% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 10 | 2024 | +157% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +400% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -16% | 1969 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +110% | 1970 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +314% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +62% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -49% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +44% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2023 | +117% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | +180% | 2013 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +140% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +240% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -67% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.