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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Centerville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2015Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Centerville

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Centerville 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572015-85%1970
American CrowCorvidae512015-39%1970
American RobinTurdidae452015-50%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae232015-62%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae232015+94%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae222015+124%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae212015-30%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae172015-90%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae162013+167%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae152015+28%1970
House SparrowPasseridae142015-37%1970
European StarlingSturnidae132015-89%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122015-37%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122015+213%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae122015+213%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae112011+500%1990
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102015-52%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102015+15%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae92006+55%1977
Blue JayCorvidae82015-7%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae82015+90%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82015+160%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72015-43%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72015-22%1970
OvenbirdParulidae72015+533%1990
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62015+28%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62015+7%1970
MallardAnatidae62015+200%1981
Chimney SwiftApodidae52015-56%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae52015-17%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae52015-38%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae41975-12%1970
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae42013+275%1983
Yellow WarblerParulidae42015-80%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42015+0%1973
VeeryTurdidae42015+89%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42015+50%1972
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae42013-14%1983
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32015-94%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32015-89%1970

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