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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

St Johnsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York St Johnsburg

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St Johnsburg 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
American RobinTurdidae1272024+86%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae842024-60%1969
European StarlingSturnidae782024-41%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024+157%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482024+469%1970
Herring GullLaridae441986n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae412024-54%1969
House SparrowPasseridae392024-47%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae272024-85%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024+129%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae202024+4%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182024+3%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024+2%1969
American CrowCorvidae132024-69%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae122024+80%1969
Blue JayCorvidae102024+320%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae91998n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024-21%1969
House FinchFringillidae82024+175%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+367%2005
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+700%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024+79%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62024+380%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-89%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+10%1969
American RedstartParulidae52024+100%1984
Wood ThrushTurdidae52022+120%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52018-38%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42019-95%1969
BobolinkIcteridae42024-88%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae42024+300%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024+83%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+167%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae42024-38%1996
MallardAnatidae32019+14%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae32018-65%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+60%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024+0%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32024+20%1973
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+67%1977

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