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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

West Seneca Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 37 survey years, no longer active.

100Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2004Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New York West Seneca

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the West Seneca 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1582004-22%1968
American RobinTurdidae1372004+100%1968
European StarlingSturnidae1052004-58%1968
House SparrowPasseridae522004-62%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae322004+96%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae292004-59%1968
American CrowCorvidae242004+60%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae232004-61%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae202004+63%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae162004+16%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152004+0%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142004-4%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142004+517%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae132004-84%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132004+97%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae122004-37%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae121973+70%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae112004-83%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae92004+19%1968
American RedstartParulidae71986+220%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72004+80%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62004+0%1968
MallardAnatidae62004+264%1969
Blue JayCorvidae62004+111%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae62004+343%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae52004+64%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52004+21%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52004+400%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae41991-39%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae42004-69%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae32004-52%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32004+92%1968
BobolinkIcteridae32004+42%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32003-96%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae32004-43%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae32004-64%1971
House FinchFringillidae32004+75%1984
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21999+25%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22001+43%1968
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae22004-11%1968

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