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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Dryden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 129 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

129Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Dryden

Top 40 of 129 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
European StarlingSturnidae1382025-18%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1012025-51%1968
American RobinTurdidae982025+38%1968
American CrowCorvidae602025+111%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae562025+3%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae522025+377%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae502025+99%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae482025+211%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae462025+273%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae452025+24%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae402025+2%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae382025+149%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae312025+19%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302025+442%1968
Blue JayCorvidae272025+764%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272025-22%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae25202513×1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025+729%2009
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212025+914%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae212025+95%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae202025-26%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025+52%1968
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae172025+700%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae172024+311%1993
BobolinkIcteridae162025+82%1968
OvenbirdParulidae162025+800%1968
House SparrowPasseridae162025-58%1968
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152025+600%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025+50%1968
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae132025+20%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025+600%1991
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122025+4%1968
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+433%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+13%1968
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae102025-58%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-20%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025+31%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92025+42%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+211%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+75%1971

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.