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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 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1996Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Bedford

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bedford 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
American CrowCorvidae651996+83%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae371996+120%1969
American RobinTurdidae341996-54%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae331996-44%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae301996+155%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae291996+13%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae191996+22%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae171996+19%1971
Song SparrowPasserellidae131996-40%1969
House FinchFringillidae131996+418%1970
House SparrowPasseridae111996-72%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae111996-25%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae101996-10%1969
Blue JayCorvidae101996-79%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae91996-94%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae71996-65%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae71996-33%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae71996+40%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae71996-55%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae71996+77%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae71992+467%1985
Barn SwallowHirundinidae61996-31%1969
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae51996+60%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae51991+200%1983
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae51996+67%1987
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41995+29%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41996-35%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae41996-84%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae41996+750%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae41991+100%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae41996+200%1982
European StarlingSturnidae31996-79%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae31996+40%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae31996-70%1969
MallardAnatidae31996-59%1970
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21995+0%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21993-29%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae21972+100%1967
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae21996-53%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae21996-74%1969

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