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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Trumansburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
51Years 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
11Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Trumansburg

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Trumansburg 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-winged BlackbirdIcteridae642024-55%1968
American RobinTurdidae552024+23%1968
European StarlingSturnidae452024-40%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae372024-27%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae322024+49%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae282024+160%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272024+196%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+108%1968
American CrowCorvidae232024+36%1968
Blue JayCorvidae202024+269%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024-9%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae182024+50%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae162024-59%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-14%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132024+425%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+11%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132024+182%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae122023-67%1968
House SparrowPasseridae122024-83%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-60%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae8202412×1975
Hooded MerganserAnatidae82000n/an/a
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+108%1968
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+375%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+600%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72024+200%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+36%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-24%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae52023-51%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+38%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024+63%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-76%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52024-22%1968
OvenbirdParulidae52024+11%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+360%1970
MallardAnatidae52024+120%1974
House FinchFringillidae52024+38%1980
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-52%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae42024+75%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-18%1972

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