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 Recorded
46Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 114 | 2023 | +19% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 88 | 2023 | -68% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 58 | 2023 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 57 | 2023 | +388% | 1998 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 43 | 2023 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2023 | -10% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 2023 | -56% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 22 | 2023 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2023 | +625% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2023 | +20% | 1969 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -73% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2023 | +81% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2023 | -87% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2023 | -63% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2023 | -38% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2023 | +24% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2023 | +38% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2023 | -25% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | -81% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -43% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | -62% | 1969 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2023 | +143% | 1969 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 5 | 2023 | +157% | 1999 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 1995 | +20% | 1970 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -93% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +150% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2001 | +44% | 1986 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2022 | -68% | 1969 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 3 | 1997 | +233% | 1971 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2022 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -17% | 1970 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | -52% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2021 | +25% | 1974 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2022 | +33% | 2013 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | +20% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2012 | -44% | 1971 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2023 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1993 | -22% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.