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State · BBS 2026 Release · 1966–2025

New York Breeding Birds

225 species recorded across 129 survey routes, 1966 to 2025. Browse by family or guild below.

New York Bird Population TrendsNotable signalsLong-arc shifts the engine flags automatically — sustained declines or increases large enough to stand out from year-to-year noise.Full methodology →

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Northern Bobwhite has collapsed in New York: down 99% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Red-bellied Woodpecker has surged in New York: up 89× on the route-weighted index since 1969.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Ring-necked Pheasant has collapsed in New York: down 98% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Ring-billed Gull has surged in New York: up 52× on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc declinecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Common Tern has collapsed in New York: down 97% on the route-weighted index since 1968.

long arc increasecomputed indexTrend sourceWhether the figure is our own computed route-weighted index or an official USGS modeled estimate. The current build labels every trend as computed.Full methodology →

Canada Goose has surged in New York: up 35× on the route-weighted index since 1968.

How Bird Guilds Are Faring in New YorkGuild trendA mean-index aggregate across the species in this group — the structural direction of the guild, with individual-species noise smoothed out.Full methodology →

-64%

Game birds

4 species
-56%

Grassland birds

9 species
-48%

Wetland birds

23 species
-48%

Generalists

11 species
-18%

Aerial insectivores

19 species
+2%

Shorebirds

4 species
+33%

Forest birds

86 species
+101%

Birds of prey

15 species
+166%

Waterfowl

8 species

New York Bird Survey Routes

Browse New York Birds By FamilyTrendPercent 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 →

Each species links to its trend in New York.

Hawks, Eagles & Kites Accipitridae

American Goshawk +53%Bald Eagle +611%Broad-winged Hawk +115%Cooper's Hawk 12×Northern Harrier +113%Red-shouldered Hawk +70%Red-tailed Hawk +192%Sharp-shinned Hawk +541%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -26%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -57%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Black Duck -95%Blue-winged Teal -50%Canada Goose 35×Common Merganser +319%Hooded Merganser -46%Mallard -43%Mute Swan -68%Wood Duck +151%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -35%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern +58%Black-crowned Night Heron -58%Great Blue Heron +92%Great Egret +76%Green Heron -22%Snowy Egret -83%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +183%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

Common Nighthawk -35%Eastern Whip-poor-will -77%

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Indigo Bunting +49%Northern Cardinal +404%Rose-breasted Grosbeak -9%Scarlet Tanager -31%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture 17×

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +344%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -25%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Mourning Dove +110%Rock Pigeon -43%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +17%Blue Jay +16%Canada Jay -2%Common Raven 61×Fish Crow +152%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -60%Yellow-billed Cuckoo -34%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -35%Merlin +241%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -9%Evening Grosbeak -83%House Finch +673%Pine Siskin -93%Purple Finch -55%Red Crossbill -12%

Loons Gaviidae

Common Loon +150%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -77%Barn Swallow -27%Cliff Swallow -90%Northern Rough-winged Swallow +18%Purple Martin -66%Tree Swallow -23%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -50%Bobolink -41%Brown-headed Cowbird -40%Common Grackle -64%Eastern Meadowlark -90%Orchard Oriole +642%Red-winged Blackbird -53%Rusty Blackbird +61%

Yellow-breasted Chat Icteriidae

Yellow-breasted Chat -54%

Gulls, Terns & Skimmers Laridae

Black Skimmer +20%Common Tern -97%Great Black-backed Gull +203%Herring Gull -95%Least Tern -24%Ring-billed Gull 52×

Mockingbirds & Thrashers Mimidae

Brown Thrasher -65%Gray Catbird +76%Northern Mockingbird +303%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -99%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey 42×

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +149%Boreal Chickadee +115%Tufted Titmouse 25×

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +64%Bay-breasted Warbler -13%Black-and-white Warbler +81%Black-throated Blue Warbler -17%Black-throated Green Warbler +47%Blackburnian Warbler +90%Blackpoll Warbler +66%Blue-winged Warbler +19%Canada Warbler -58%Cape May Warbler +70%Cerulean Warbler +15%Chestnut-sided Warbler +95%Common Yellowthroat +42%Golden-winged Warbler +17%Hooded Warbler 16×Louisiana Waterthrush -10%Magnolia Warbler -47%Mourning Warbler +40%Nashville Warbler +77%Northern Parula +629%Northern Waterthrush +40%Ovenbird +142%Pine Warbler 14×Prairie Warbler +68%Tennessee Warbler +135%Wilson's Warbler +65%Worm-eating Warbler -25%Yellow Warbler +70%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow +30%Eastern Towhee -67%Field Sparrow -49%Grasshopper Sparrow -94%Henslow's Sparrow -82%Lincoln's Sparrow -33%Savannah Sparrow -47%Song Sparrow +1%Swamp Sparrow +148%Vesper Sparrow -86%White-throated Sparrow -74%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -63%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +288%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -98%Ruffed Grouse +75%Wild Turkey 27×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Black-backed Woodpecker +3%Downy Woodpecker +68%Hairy Woodpecker +120%Pileated Woodpecker +368%Red-bellied Woodpecker 89×Red-headed Woodpecker -79%Yellow-bellied Sapsucker +250%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe +1%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +243%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

Common Gallinule -50%Sora +42%Virginia Rail -40%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +478%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -11%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -46%Spotted Sandpiper -92%Upland Sandpiper -96%Wilson's Snipe +159%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch +314%White-breasted Nuthatch +89%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +188%Eastern Screech-Owl -36%Great Horned Owl -20%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -54%

Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

Glossy Ibis +64%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird +183%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren 104×Marsh Wren -13%Northern House Wren +45%Sedge Wren -7%Winter Wren +497%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin +1%Eastern Bluebird +303%Hermit Thrush +30%Swainson's Thrush -62%Veery -37%Wood Thrush -61%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +181%Alder Flycatcher +758%Eastern Kingbird -36%Eastern Phoebe +27%Eastern Wood-Pewee +131%Great Crested Flycatcher +11%Least Flycatcher -56%Olive-sided Flycatcher -66%Willow Flycatcher +158%Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -59%

Vireos Vireonidae

Blue-headed Vireo +286%Philadelphia Vireo +75%Red-eyed Vireo +110%Warbling Vireo +331%White-eyed Vireo -38%Yellow-throated Vireo +4%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14.