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State · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

New York Breeding Birds

225 species recorded across 129 survey routes, 1966 to 2024. 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 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 →

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 37× 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 →

-69%

Game birds

4 species
-56%

Wetland birds

23 species
-55%

Grassland birds

9 species
-50%

Generalists

11 species
-31%

Shorebirds

4 species
-20%

Aerial insectivores

19 species
+26%

Forest birds

86 species
+81%

Birds of prey

15 species
+175%

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 +712%Broad-winged Hawk +136%Cooper's Hawk +765%Northern Harrier +113%Red-shouldered Hawk -15%Red-tailed Hawk +201%Sharp-shinned Hawk +562%

Larks Alaudidae

Horned Lark -35%

Kingfishers Alcedinidae

Belted Kingfisher -53%

Ducks, Geese & Waterfowl Anatidae

American Black Duck -95%Blue-winged Teal -50%Canada Goose 37×Common Merganser +379%Hooded Merganser -1%Mallard -25%Mute Swan -42%Wood Duck +94%

Swifts Apodidae

Chimney Swift -34%

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns Ardeidae

American Bittern +8%Black-crowned Night Heron -58%Great Blue Heron +114%Great Egret +128%Green Heron -35%Snowy Egret -83%

Waxwings Bombycillidae

Cedar Waxwing +160%

Nightjars & Nighthawks Caprimulgidae

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

Cardinals & Grosbeaks Cardinalidae

Indigo Bunting +42%Northern Cardinal +389%Rose-breasted Grosbeak -17%Scarlet Tanager -38%

New World Vultures Cathartidae

Turkey Vulture 17×

Treecreepers Certhiidae

Brown Creeper +200%

Plovers & Lapwings Charadriidae

Killdeer -35%

Pigeons & Doves Columbidae

Mourning Dove +108%Rock Pigeon -37%

Crows, Jays & Magpies Corvidae

American Crow +17%Blue Jay +20%Canada Jay -2%Common Raven 58×Fish Crow +192%

Cuckoos, Roadrunners & Anis Cuculidae

Black-billed Cuckoo -47%Yellow-billed Cuckoo +24%

Falcons & Caracaras Falconidae

American Kestrel -33%Merlin +198%

Finches Fringillidae

American Goldfinch -18%Evening Grosbeak -83%House Finch +659%Pine Siskin -91%Purple Finch -54%Red Crossbill -4%

Loons Gaviidae

Common Loon +65%

Swallows & Martins Hirundinidae

Bank Swallow -88%Barn Swallow -34%Cliff Swallow -80%Northern Rough-winged Swallow -11%Purple Martin -70%Tree Swallow -8%

Blackbirds & Orioles Icteridae

Baltimore Oriole -52%Bobolink -36%Brown-headed Cowbird -42%Common Grackle -66%Eastern Meadowlark -90%Orchard Oriole +629%Red-winged Blackbird -57%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 -66%Gray Catbird +69%Northern Mockingbird +345%

New World Quail Odontophoridae

Northern Bobwhite -99%

Osprey Pandionidae

Osprey 45×

Chickadees & Titmice Paridae

Black-capped Chickadee +143%Boreal Chickadee +115%Tufted Titmouse 24×

Wood-Warblers Parulidae

American Redstart +50%Bay-breasted Warbler -13%Black-and-white Warbler +44%Black-throated Blue Warbler -13%Black-throated Green Warbler +25%Blackburnian Warbler +72%Blackpoll Warbler +66%Blue-winged Warbler +12%Canada Warbler -62%Cape May Warbler +70%Cerulean Warbler -17%Chestnut-sided Warbler +76%Common Yellowthroat +34%Golden-winged Warbler -14%Hooded Warbler 13×Louisiana Waterthrush -33%Magnolia Warbler -50%Mourning Warbler +3%Nashville Warbler +7%Northern Parula +504%Northern Waterthrush +11%Ovenbird +130%Pine Warbler 15×Prairie Warbler +90%Tennessee Warbler +135%Wilson's Warbler +65%Worm-eating Warbler -25%Yellow Warbler +42%

New World Sparrows Passerellidae

Chipping Sparrow +20%Eastern Towhee -67%Field Sparrow -56%Grasshopper Sparrow -93%Henslow's Sparrow -82%Lincoln's Sparrow -33%Savannah Sparrow -50%Song Sparrow -5%Swamp Sparrow +125%Vesper Sparrow -87%White-throated Sparrow -71%

Old World Sparrows Passeridae

House Sparrow -64%

Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae

Double-crested Cormorant +267%

Pheasants, Grouse & Turkeys Phasianidae

Ring-necked Pheasant -99%Ruffed Grouse +101%Wild Turkey 27×

Woodpeckers Picidae

Black-backed Woodpecker +3%Downy Woodpecker +81%Hairy Woodpecker +127%Pileated Woodpecker +344%Red-bellied Woodpecker 89×Red-headed Woodpecker -79%Yellow-bellied Sapsucker +269%

Grebes Podicipedidae

Pied-billed Grebe -8%

Gnatcatchers Polioptilidae

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher +113%

Rails, Gallinules & Coots Rallidae

Common Gallinule -49%Sora +43%Virginia Rail -32%

Kinglets Regulidae

Golden-crowned Kinglet +205%Ruby-crowned Kinglet -11%

Sandpipers & Allies Scolopacidae

American Woodcock -46%Spotted Sandpiper -92%Upland Sandpiper -96%Wilson's Snipe +154%

Nuthatches Sittidae

Red-breasted Nuthatch +376%White-breasted Nuthatch +103%

Owls Strigidae

Barred Owl +197%Eastern Screech-Owl -36%Great Horned Owl -19%

Starlings & Mynas Sturnidae

European Starling -59%

Ibises & Spoonbills Threskiornithidae

Glossy Ibis +64%

Hummingbirds Trochilidae

Ruby-throated Hummingbird +145%

Wrens Troglodytidae

Carolina Wren 101×Marsh Wren +13%Northern House Wren +46%Sedge Wren -7%Winter Wren +482%

Thrushes Turdidae

American Robin -4%Eastern Bluebird +285%Hermit Thrush +49%Swainson's Thrush -39%Veery -39%Wood Thrush -66%

Tyrant Flycatchers Tyrannidae

Acadian Flycatcher +134%Alder Flycatcher +612%Eastern Kingbird -42%Eastern Phoebe +17%Eastern Wood-Pewee +106%Great Crested Flycatcher -6%Least Flycatcher -63%Olive-sided Flycatcher -66%Willow Flycatcher +113%Yellow-bellied Flycatcher -52%

Vireos Vireonidae

Blue-headed Vireo +380%Philadelphia Vireo +75%Red-eyed Vireo +108%Warbling Vireo +275%White-eyed Vireo -38%Yellow-throated Vireo -24%

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.