BBS Route · New York · BCR 28
Durham Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.
95Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
1966–1976Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Durham
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 153 | 1976 | +176% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 96 | 1976 | +50% | 1968 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 78 | 1976 | +54% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 74 | 1976 | +27% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 43 | 1976 | +200% | 1968 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 39 | 1976 | +22% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 32 | 1976 | +29% | 1968 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 31 | 1976 | +21% | 1968 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 28 | 1976 | -28% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 27 | 1976 | +91% | 1968 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 27 | 1976 | +129% | 1968 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 1976 | +153% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 1976 | -14% | 1968 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 1976 | +62% | 1968 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 18 | 1976 | +63% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 16 | 1976 | +14% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 1976 | +144% | 1968 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1976 | +129% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 13 | 1976 | -24% | 1968 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 13 | 1976 | +19% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 1976 | +46% | 1968 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 1976 | -41% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 1974 | +30% | 1968 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 1976 | +47% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 1976 | +90% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 1976 | -5% | 1968 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 6 | 1976 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1976 | +42% | 1968 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1976 | +30% | 1968 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 1976 | +38% | 1968 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 5 | 1976 | -18% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 1976 | +175% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1976 | -20% | 1968 | |
| Purple Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1974 | +78% | 1969 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 1976 | -32% | 1968 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1976 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1976 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1973 | +133% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 2 | 1969 | +100% | 1966 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 1976 | -64% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.