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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Hamburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Hamburg

Top 40 of 119 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
European StarlingSturnidae922025-45%1969
American RobinTurdidae682025-28%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542025-46%1969
American CrowCorvidae452025+72%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025+532%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae422025-66%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae382025+4%1969
Ring-billed GullLaridae372025+725%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+244%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae342025+28%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae342025-28%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae302025+200%1969
House SparrowPasseridae192025-69%1969
Blue JayCorvidae172025+195%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172025+40%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+389%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+700%1999
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152025+63%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025+22%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+39%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-11%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+256%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+22%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82024+150%1983
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82013+100%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+214%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025-62%1969
BobolinkIcteridae62025+56%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025-8%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+122%1969
House FinchFringillidae52025+32%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-93%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-89%1969
Red CrossbillFringillidae41973n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+125%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-76%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-31%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025-23%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32024+0%1975
Herring GullLaridae31997n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.