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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Mcdonough Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 41 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2017Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Mcdonough

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mcdonough 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae852017+58%1970
European StarlingSturnidae832017+57%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae602017+429%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae582017+297%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae552017+234%1970
American RobinTurdidae532017+95%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae462017+100%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae432017+63%1970
OvenbirdParulidae412017+400%1970
American CrowCorvidae392017+78%1970
House SparrowPasseridae392017+172%1971
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae342017+239%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae33201711×1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae302017+350%1972
Tree SwallowHirundinidae262017+480%1973
Yellow WarblerParulidae252017+175%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae252017+162%1970
Blue JayCorvidae242017+43%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae232017+71%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae212017+516%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202017+74%1970
American RedstartParulidae182017+214%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132017+217%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122017+95%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112017+35%1970
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae112017+480%1977
Common RavenCorvidae112017+120%2011
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102017+8%1970
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92017+115%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92017+26%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae92017-10%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae92017+300%1972
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae92017+109%1972
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae92017+25%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82017+56%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82017+100%1970
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae82017-35%1970
Magnolia WarblerParulidae72017+500%1980
Golden-crowned KingletRegulidae72017+117%2012
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae62017+47%1970

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