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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Waddington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 16 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–1998Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Waddington

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

Species recorded on the Waddington 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 BlackbirdIcteridae541998-51%1983
American RobinTurdidae521998+50%1983
European StarlingSturnidae411998-15%1983
American CrowCorvidae301998-30%1983
BobolinkIcteridae271998-19%1983
Mourning DoveColumbidae251998+10%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae231998+43%1983
Song SparrowPasserellidae191998-1%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae181998-38%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae161998-14%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae161998-22%1983
House SparrowPasseridae141998-18%1983
Canada GooseAnatidae131998+86%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae121998-61%1983
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae121998+36%1985
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae91998+22%1983
American GoldfinchFringillidae91998+71%1983
MallardAnatidae9199817×1985
KilldeerCharadriidae81998-14%1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae81998+25%1983
Brown ThrasherMimidae81998+20%1983
Great Blue HeronArdeidae81998+75%1986
American BitternArdeidae61998-47%1986
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae61998+275%1985
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae61998+57%1983
Tree SwallowHirundinidae61998-24%1983
Wood ThrushTurdidae61998+183%1983
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae61995-35%1985
Blue JayCorvidae51998+9%1984
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae41998-31%1983
VeeryTurdidae41998+167%1983
Horned LarkAlaudidae41998+150%1986
Chimney SwiftApodidae41996-17%1986
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41987+100%1985
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31998-55%1983
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31998+100%1984
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31998+13%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae31998-56%1983
Gray CatbirdMimidae31992+13%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae31998-8%1983

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