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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

St Johnsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
53Years 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
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York St Johnsburg

Top 40 of 99 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 RobinTurdidae1062025+58%1969
European StarlingSturnidae812025-66%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702025-64%1969
House SparrowPasseridae492025-43%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025+128%1969
Herring GullLaridae441986n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025+419%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae312025-53%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae212025+55%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+146%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae192025-82%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae182025+46%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025-12%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae122025-21%1996
American CrowCorvidae112025-70%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+675%1997
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025+107%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae92025-21%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+320%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae91998n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+79%1969
Blue JayCorvidae72025+420%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-41%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62025+100%1973
House FinchFringillidae62025+133%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-89%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+150%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-9%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42019-95%1969
Wood DuckAnatidae42024+300%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+233%1997
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+167%1977
MallardAnatidae32019+14%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-70%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-13%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae32018-65%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+80%1969
American RedstartParulidae32025+150%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025+14%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025+50%2002

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