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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Wanakena Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1980–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Wanakena

Top 40 of 121 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 VireoVireonidae622024-18%1987
OvenbirdParulidae552024+233%1987
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae362024-5%1987
Common YellowthroatParulidae212024-11%1987
American RobinTurdidae212024+14%1987
Blue JayCorvidae152024+364%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae142024-6%1987
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+59%1987
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae122024+16%1987
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae122024+75%2007
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112024+20%1989
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+163%1987
Song SparrowPasserellidae102024+0%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024+0%1987
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+250%1999
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82024-61%1987
Bank SwallowHirundinidae81994+71%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+38%1992
Winter WrenTroglodytidae72024+23%1987
VeeryTurdidae72024-81%1987
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae62024-45%1987
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae62024-28%1987
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62024-60%1987
Canada WarblerParulidae62024-25%1989
American RedstartParulidae62024-85%1987
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62024+60%1994
American CrowCorvidae52024-56%1987
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-57%1987
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae52024+22%1987
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024-15%1987
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae52024-39%1989
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-76%1987
European StarlingSturnidae42024+10%1987
Nashville WarblerParulidae42024+75%1989
Red-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+0%1987
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae41993+75%1991
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+125%2011
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+100%1989
Common RavenCorvidae32024-30%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024-76%1989

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