BBS Route · New York · BCR 30
Bedford Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
106Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1967–1996Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Bedford
Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 65 | 1996 | +83% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 1996 | +120% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 34 | 1996 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 33 | 1996 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 30 | 1996 | +155% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 29 | 1996 | +13% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 19 | 1996 | +22% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 17 | 1996 | +19% | 1971 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 1996 | -40% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 1996 | +418% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 1996 | -72% | 1969 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 1996 | -25% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 1996 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 10 | 1996 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1996 | -94% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 1996 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 1996 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 1996 | +40% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1996 | -55% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 1996 | +77% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1992 | +467% | 1985 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1996 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1996 | +60% | 1969 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1991 | +200% | 1983 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1996 | +67% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1995 | +29% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 1996 | -35% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 1996 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 1996 | +750% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1991 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 1996 | +200% | 1982 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 1996 | -79% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1996 | +40% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 3 | 1996 | -70% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 1996 | -59% | 1970 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1995 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1993 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 1972 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1996 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1996 | -74% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.