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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Cooperstown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1977Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Cooperstown

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cooperstown 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1591977-53%1970
European StarlingSturnidae401977-0%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae381977-20%1970
American RobinTurdidae331977-68%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae301977-52%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae291977-69%1970
House SparrowPasseridae261977+167%1972
American CrowCorvidae221977-18%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae221977-46%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae191977-43%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae171977+146%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae131977-35%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae111976+129%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae101977-23%1970
VeeryTurdidae101977-21%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae91977+63%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae91977+50%1972
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae91977-19%1971
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae81977+92%1972
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae81977+33%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae71977+123%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae71977+167%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51977-36%1970
American RedstartParulidae51977-41%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae51977-24%1970
Hermit ThrushTurdidae51969n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae51977+20%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae51977-51%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae41977+32%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41977-92%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae41977+0%1971
OvenbirdParulidae41977-59%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae41974-70%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41977-55%1973
Ruffed GrousePhasianidae31968n/an/a
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae31977+0%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31977-57%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31977-69%1970
Blue JayCorvidae31977+300%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae31977-77%1970

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