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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Watertown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2012Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Watertown

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Watertown 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
Ring-billed GullLaridae3032012-19%1986
European StarlingSturnidae2622012+29%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2372012-10%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae692012-15%1969
American RobinTurdidae632012+74%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae542012+44%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae482012+288%1969
American CrowCorvidae462012+212%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae462012+626%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae432009+119%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae402012+727%1969
Spotted SandpiperScolopacidae362009+875%1994
American GoldfinchFringillidae322012-30%1969
BobolinkIcteridae272012+5%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae232012+275%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae192012+4%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192012+45%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192012+450%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae162012+683%1973
House SparrowPasseridae152012-72%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132012+280%1973
Tree SwallowHirundinidae122012-21%1969
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae122012-42%1989
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae112012+48%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102012-85%1969
American RedstartParulidae102012+300%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92011+157%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92012+650%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae82012+25%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82012+62%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82012+7%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82012+150%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82012+183%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae72012+111%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62012-29%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae62012+160%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62012+475%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae61987-18%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae52012+0%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52012-22%1971

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