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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
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.

Species recorded on the Durham 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 StarlingSturnidae1531976+176%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae961976+50%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae781976+54%1968
American RobinTurdidae741976+27%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae431976+200%1968
Song SparrowPasserellidae391976+22%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae321976+29%1968
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae311976+21%1968
American GoldfinchFringillidae281976-28%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae271976+91%1968
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae271976+129%1968
Tree SwallowHirundinidae251976+153%1968
House SparrowPasseridae211976-14%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae191976+62%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae181976+63%1968
American CrowCorvidae161976+14%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae141976+144%1968
Field SparrowPasserellidae141976+129%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae131976-24%1968
Gray CatbirdMimidae131976+19%1968
Blue JayCorvidae121976+46%1968
Bank SwallowHirundinidae101976-41%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae101974+30%1968
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae81976+47%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae71976+90%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae71976-5%1968
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae61976-20%1968
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae61976+42%1968
Warbling VireoVireonidae51976+30%1968
Yellow WarblerParulidae51976+38%1968
VeeryTurdidae51976-18%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae41976+175%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae41976-20%1968
Purple FinchFringillidae41974+78%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae41976-32%1968
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae31976+0%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae31976-29%1969
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21973+133%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae21969+100%1966
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae21976-64%1968

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