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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Dryden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Dryden

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dryden 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 BlackbirdIcteridae952024-51%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae892023+140%2007
American RobinTurdidae872024+32%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae592024+11%1968
American CrowCorvidae562024+116%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae562024+113%1968
European StarlingSturnidae542024-29%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae522024+8%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae502024+485%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae422024+400%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae402024+10%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae402024+166%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024+249%1968
Blue JayCorvidae302024+946%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae242024-18%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae24202413×1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024-3%1968
BobolinkIcteridae222024+103%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22202411×1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222024+66%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae182024+37%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae182024+675%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae172024+714%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae172024+311%1993
Tree SwallowHirundinidae162024+54%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+75%1968
OvenbirdParulidae142024+740%1968
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae142024+933%1979
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae132024-59%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122024+360%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae112024-41%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112024+50%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+367%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024+4%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+211%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024+4%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-26%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+75%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+550%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+480%2005

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