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BBS Route · New York · BCR 13

Macdougall Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Macdougall

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Macdougall 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 StarlingSturnidae2812025-71%1972
American RobinTurdidae1872025+111%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1752025+5%1972
House SparrowPasseridae1242025-14%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae119202512×1972
Common GrackleIcteridae1122025-55%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae1112025+520%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae1082025+53%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae732025+372%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae722025+100%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae682025+139%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae592025+558%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562025+317%1972
Yellow WarblerParulidae472025+121%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae362025+317%1974
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae302025+86%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282025+200%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae252025-6%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+3%1972
Ring-billed GullLaridae242024-58%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae212025+171%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae21202515×1976
KilldeerCharadriidae192025+91%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025+383%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+675%1995
House FinchFringillidae172025+250%1982
Tree SwallowHirundinidae162025-25%1974
Blue JayCorvidae142025+270%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142025+436%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025+91%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+486%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+36%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+143%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae92025-85%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+167%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+64%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+200%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae72021-9%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+60%1972
American CrowCorvidae62025-21%1972

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