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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Willsboro Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
39Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Willsboro

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Willsboro 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
European StarlingSturnidae342024-26%1970
OvenbirdParulidae262024+197%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252024-79%1969
American RobinTurdidae222024-28%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae192024+12%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae192024-22%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+30%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae132018-83%2003
American CrowCorvidae122024-68%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024+70%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102002+220%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024+425%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-54%1969
VeeryTurdidae92024-70%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-29%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-4%1969
BobolinkIcteridae72024-81%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+58%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72024+417%1972
American RedstartParulidae62024-29%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+220%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024+300%1999
Blue JayCorvidae52024-5%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae51980-20%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae52024-46%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae52024-7%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52024+15%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae52024+19%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+120%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae51980+400%1977
Winter WrenTroglodytidae42024+180%1974
House FinchFringillidae42018+0%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae32024-25%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-46%1969
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae32023-29%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-40%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+57%1980
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31980+50%1975
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32000+33%1995
Pine SiskinFringillidae31995n/an/a

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