Guild · New York · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024
Generalists In New York
58 species in this guild. As a group they are -41% since 1968.
Guild Signals
guild collapsecomputed index
Generalists as a group have declined in New York, down 41% since 1968.
Forecast
If the recent trend holds, Generalists in New York is projected to fall about 35% by 2029 — from 9.2 in 2024 to a central estimate of 6.0 (95% range 3.9–8.1). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±28.7%, with 20% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.
-35%Change by 2029
6.0Projected 2029 index
3.9–8.195% range
±28.7%Backtest error
| Year | Projected index | 95% low | 95% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 8.5 |
| 2026 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 8.4 |
| 2027 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 8.3 |
| 2028 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 8.2 |
| 2029 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 8.1 |
Member Species In New York
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | -91% |
| Evening Grosbeak | Fringillidae | -83% |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | -71% |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | -67% |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | -66% |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | -66% |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | -64% |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | -59% |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | -57% |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | -56% |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | -54% |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | -54% |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | -53% |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | -52% |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | -47% |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | -42% |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | -38% |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | -37% |
| Eastern Screech-Owl | Strigidae | -36% |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | -33% |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | -33% |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | -19% |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | -18% |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | -17% |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | -15% |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | -5% |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | -4% |
| Canada Jay | Corvidae | -2% |
| American Crow | Corvidae | +17% |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | +20% |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | +20% |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | +24% |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | +42% |
| American Goshawk | Accipitridae | +53% |
| Rusty Blackbird | Icteridae | +61% |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | +69% |
| Ruffed Grouse | Phasianidae | +101% |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | +108% |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | +113% |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | +125% |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | +136% |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | +145% |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | +160% |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | +192% |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | +197% |
| Merlin | Falconidae | +198% |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | +201% |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | +345% |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | +389% |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipitridae | +562% |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | +629% |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | +659% |
| Bald Eagle | Accipitridae | +712% |
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipitridae | +765% |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 17× |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 27× |
| Osprey | Pandionidae | 45× |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 58× |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.