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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Hopkinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2021Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Hopkinton

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hopkinton 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 StarlingSturnidae942021+76%1979
American RobinTurdidae402021+19%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392021-57%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae352021+39%1979
Blue JayCorvidae232021+600%1979
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae221990+110%1980
OvenbirdParulidae182021+82%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152021+24%1979
Song SparrowPasserellidae152021-61%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152021+54%1981
American CrowCorvidae122021-57%1979
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121990+125%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae102021-40%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae82021+238%1980
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae82021-16%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae62021-71%1979
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae62021+160%1980
Common YellowthroatParulidae62021-58%1979
House SparrowPasseridae62021-36%1980
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62021+175%1982
MallardAnatidae62019-10%2008
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52021-30%1979
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52021-73%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae52021+200%2006
House FinchFringillidae51990n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42021+0%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021+100%2008
American WoodcockScolopacidae42018-20%2015
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32019-17%1979
Warbling VireoVireonidae32021+43%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae32021-70%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae32021-40%1979
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae32021+20%1981
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32019+0%1981
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae32021-11%1982
Purple FinchFringillidae32021+0%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae22016-80%1979
BobolinkIcteridae22019-63%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae22019-71%1979
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22021-44%1980

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