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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Cobleskill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 43 survey years, no longer active.

117Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2023Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Cobleskill

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cobleskill 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
European StarlingSturnidae652023-62%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae562023-65%1968
American RobinTurdidae532023-56%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae452023-24%1968
American CrowCorvidae412023+12%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae322023+164%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae302023+86%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae252023-29%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252023+189%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae242023-60%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae242023+46%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae242023+59%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae202023+357%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192023+100%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae172023-54%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae152023-28%1968
OvenbirdParulidae152023+775%1973
House SparrowPasseridae152023-83%1968
BobolinkIcteridae142023-39%1968
Blue JayCorvidae132023+54%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae122023+184%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae122023+21%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae122023+213%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112023+70%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112023-8%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae112023+460%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102023+420%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae102023+170%1990
American RedstartParulidae92023+250%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae72023-73%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62023-63%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62016+0%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023+117%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae52023-30%1968
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae52023-36%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42023-67%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023+0%1968
Horned LarkAlaudidae41971+167%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+0%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023+133%1977

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