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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Gainesville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Gainesville

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gainesville 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
American CrowCorvidae1142023+19%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae882023-68%1969
European StarlingSturnidae582023-83%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae572023+388%1998
American RobinTurdidae432023-38%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae352023-10%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae332023-56%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae222023-83%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222023+625%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182023+20%1969
BobolinkIcteridae152023-73%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae112023+81%1969
House SparrowPasseridae102023-87%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae92023-63%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82023-38%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82023+24%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62023+38%1995
Blue JayCorvidae52023-25%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52022-81%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52023-43%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023-62%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae52023+143%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae52023+157%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae41995+20%1970
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae42023-93%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+150%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42001+44%1986
KilldeerCharadriidae32022-68%1969
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31997+233%1971
American KestrelFalconidae32022-29%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32023-17%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023-52%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+25%1974
Common RavenCorvidae32022+33%2013
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22001+100%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022-58%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22021+20%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22012-44%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22023+100%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae21993-22%1970

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