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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 35 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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 StarlingSturnidae2642024-76%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2112024-5%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae1912024-59%1972
American RobinTurdidae1272024+98%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae902024+53%1972
House SparrowPasseridae882024-20%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae632024+91%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae572024+351%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae552024+133%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae512024+390%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+302%1972
Bank SwallowHirundinidae392024+333%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae352024-39%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae322024+581%1972
MallardAnatidae28202433×1974
Ring-billed GullLaridae242024-58%1977
American CrowCorvidae212024-11%1972
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae192024+76%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182024+429%1993
House FinchFringillidae182024+242%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+2%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae172024+171%1972
Blue JayCorvidae132024+430%1972
Warbling VireoVireonidae132024+211%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae112024-35%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+509%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae102024+100%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+367%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae82023+113%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae82024+55%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae82023-37%1974
OspreyPandionidae82024+200%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae72024+100%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae72024+155%1974
Canada GooseAnatidae72021-9%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+325%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024-67%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+60%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52022+200%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+300%1992

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