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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Speculator Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Speculator

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Speculator 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-eyed VireoVireonidae442025+83%1968
OvenbirdParulidae202025+83%1968
Blue JayCorvidae112025+73%1968
American RobinTurdidae92025-34%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82025-68%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae81973+167%1967
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-42%1968
VeeryTurdidae72025-64%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae62025-64%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62025-33%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-41%1968
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae61977+200%1975
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51973+400%1966
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-72%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-21%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52025-30%1968
European StarlingSturnidae42025+27%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+33%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32016-20%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32016-37%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae32025-63%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-27%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-57%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32024-62%1969
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32025-74%1968
House SparrowPasseridae31995-22%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32025-17%1968
American CrowCorvidae32025+14%1969
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32025-20%1970
Hooded MerganserAnatidae31980-50%1972
Common MerganserAnatidae22023+50%1969
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+75%1968
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025+133%1970
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22019-17%1973
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024-90%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22025-73%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22024-81%1968
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae22025+100%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae22016+60%1969
Northern WaterthrushParulidae22025+0%1968

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