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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Hamburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Hamburg

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hamburg 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 RobinTurdidae872024-26%1969
European StarlingSturnidae732024-43%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae592024-67%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492024+564%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462024-46%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae392024+27%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae392024-21%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae322024+0%1969
American CrowCorvidae292024+69%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae282024+169%1969
House SparrowPasseridae242024-68%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae232024+224%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae22202411×1977
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202024+72%1969
Blue JayCorvidae192024+226%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142024+311%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+19%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+550%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024+63%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae92024+105%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+214%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024+16%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82024+150%1983
House FinchFringillidae82024+53%1985
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82013+100%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+356%1996
MallardAnatidae62023+200%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+133%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+117%1969
Red CrossbillFringillidae41973n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+200%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+31%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024+0%1975
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+257%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+20%2000
Herring GullLaridae31997n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae31999n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-72%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024+40%1970
BobolinkIcteridae22024+56%1969

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