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BBS Route · New York · BCR 30

Westhampton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Westhampton

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Westhampton 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
American RobinTurdidae482024-29%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae312024+33%1975
House SparrowPasseridae252024-52%1969
Blue JayCorvidae242024-41%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae24200624×1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212024-71%1969
European StarlingSturnidae192024-91%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae182024-16%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024+538%1969
American CrowCorvidae172024+36%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae162024+59%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+289%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae132006+113%1969
Great Black-backed GullLaridae132018+200%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024+82%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-90%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112024+380%1970
Great EgretArdeidae112021+250%1992
Purple FinchFringillidae11199511×1987
Herring GullLaridae102024-74%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024-84%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae102006-9%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+367%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+233%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+22%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae72024+183%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae62005+263%1980
Pine WarblerParulidae62024+60%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-66%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52006+29%1988
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42021-67%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+57%1971
OspreyPandionidae42024+20%1988
Snowy EgretArdeidae42005-11%1988
GadwallAnatidae41993n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42019+300%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32005+33%1969
House FinchFringillidae32024+75%1969
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae32005+80%1987
Fish CrowCorvidae32024+60%1982

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