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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 46 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
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 VireoVireonidae512024+73%1968
OvenbirdParulidae222024+63%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae162024-31%1968
American RobinTurdidae142024-34%1968
European StarlingSturnidae132024+13%1970
VeeryTurdidae132024-61%1968
MallardAnatidae122024-50%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102024+88%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae92024-36%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-54%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-36%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82024-15%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae81973+167%1967
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae72024-42%1968
American CrowCorvidae72024+64%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62024+100%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae62024-70%1969
Rusty BlackbirdIcteridae61977+200%1975
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51973+400%1966
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-83%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae52024-60%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024+200%1968
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52024-22%1968
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+75%1968
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+60%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae42024-47%1968
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42024+25%1968
Hermit ThrushTurdidae42024+30%1970
Common RavenCorvidae42024+233%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae32016-20%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-64%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32016-37%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024-27%1968
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae32024-62%1969
House SparrowPasseridae31995-22%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+0%1969
Hooded MerganserAnatidae31980-50%1972
Common LoonGaviidae32017+100%1996
Common MerganserAnatidae22023+50%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae22024-39%1968

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