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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

W Shokan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 48 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2019Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York W Shokan

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

Species recorded on the W Shokan 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 VireoVireonidae582019+35%1970
European StarlingSturnidae342019-58%1970
American RobinTurdidae332019-66%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae202019+48%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae202019+117%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202019+169%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192019-70%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae162019-54%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162019+26%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae162019-28%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152019+350%1995
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae142019-25%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae14201914×1971
OvenbirdParulidae142019-39%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142019-42%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae132019-59%1970
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae132019+283%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122019-71%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae122019-42%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122019-52%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae102018+160%2001
Blue JayCorvidae82019-80%1970
American CrowCorvidae82019-43%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72018+29%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72019-65%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae72019-57%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae72019-89%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62019-32%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52019-60%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52019+71%1970
American RedstartParulidae52019+28%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019+175%1985
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52018+150%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52019+367%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42019-54%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42018-81%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42003-61%1971
Brown CreeperCerthiidae42018+133%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae32019-81%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32019+9%1970

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