BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Fowler Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

62Species Recorded

3Years Surveyed

1966–1968Span

1Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Fowler

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fowler route.

Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	48	1968	-16%	1966
American Robin	Turdidae	29	1968	+0%	1966
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	24	1968	+4%	1966
American Crow	Corvidae	20	1968	-9%	1966
European Starling	Sturnidae	19	1968	-60%	1966
Song Sparrow	Passerellidae	17	1968	+42%	1966
Eastern Towhee	Passerellidae	17	1968	-6%	1966
Common Yellowthroat	Parulidae	14	1968	-13%	1966
Common Grackle	Icteridae	13	1968	+63%	1966
Bobolink	Icteridae	12	1968	+71%	1966
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	12	1968	+50%	1966
American Goldfinch	Fringillidae	10	1968	+67%	1966
Brown Thrasher	Mimidae	10	1968	+100%	1966
Blue Jay	Corvidae	8	1968	+33%	1966
Least Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	7	1968	+17%	1966
Yellow Warbler	Parulidae	7	1968	+17%	1966
Wood Thrush	Turdidae	7	1968	-36%	1966
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	6	1968	+50%	1966
Chestnut-sided Warbler	Parulidae	6	1968	+500%	1966
Ovenbird	Parulidae	6	1968	+200%	1966
Killdeer	Charadriidae	5	1968	+67%	1966
Baltimore Oriole	Icteridae	5	1968	+400%	1966
White-throated Sparrow	Passerellidae	5	1968	+150%	1966
Veery	Turdidae	5	1968	+67%	1966
American Black Duck	Anatidae	5	1968	n/a	n/a
Eastern Kingbird	Tyrannidae	4	1968	+0%	1966
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	4	1968	+300%	1966
Field Sparrow	Passerellidae	4	1968	+0%	1966
Eastern Phoebe	Tyrannidae	3	1968	+0%	1966
Rose-breasted Grosbeak	Cardinalidae	3	1968	+50%	1966
Cedar Waxwing	Bombycillidae	3	1968	-50%	1966
Purple Finch	Fringillidae	2	1966	n/a	n/a
Tree Swallow	Hirundinidae	2	1968	-71%	1966
Black-and-white Warbler	Parulidae	2	1968	+0%	1966
Gray Catbird	Mimidae	2	1968	-75%	1966
Eastern Bluebird	Turdidae	2	1968	-50%	1966
Great Crested Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	2	1968	-33%	1967
Northern House Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1967	n/a	n/a
American Kestrel	Falconidae	1	1966	n/a	n/a
Hairy Woodpecker	Picidae	1	1966	n/a	n/a

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