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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Wanakena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Wanakena

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wanakena 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 VireoVireonidae752025-6%1987
OvenbirdParulidae632025+336%1987
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae422025-9%1987
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae342025+16%1987
American RobinTurdidae302025+18%1987
Common YellowthroatParulidae272025-8%1987
Blue JayCorvidae162025+300%1989
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae142025+36%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae132025+3%1987
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae132025+93%1989
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132025+33%1987
Hermit ThrushTurdidae122025-9%1989
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+40%1987
VeeryTurdidae92025-79%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-61%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-55%1987
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae82025+100%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81994+71%1991
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-68%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-8%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025-52%1989
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae72025-30%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae72025-39%1987
Brown CreeperCerthiidae72025+125%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025+300%1999
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae62025-69%1987
Nashville WarblerParulidae62025+200%1989
Mourning WarblerParulidae62025-67%1989
Canada WarblerParulidae62024-25%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae62025-9%2009
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+175%1987
American RedstartParulidae52025-82%1987
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025-22%2014
Common RavenCorvidae42025-10%1987
American CrowCorvidae42025-59%1987
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae42025-45%1987
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae42025-52%1987
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42025+0%1987
Northern WaterthrushParulidae42025-22%1994
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae41993+75%1991

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