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BBS Route · New York · BCR 14

Mckeever Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Mckeever

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mckeever 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-eyed VireoVireonidae272023-28%1974
Blue JayCorvidae262022+15%1974
OvenbirdParulidae162023+348%1974
Pine SiskinFringillidae13199213×1976
Common GrackleIcteridae112022-82%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102022+186%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae82022-14%1975
MallardAnatidae82018+67%1991
American RobinTurdidae72023-65%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae71999-53%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72022+17%1976
House FinchFringillidae71995+100%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae72022+28%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae61970+100%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62023-12%1974
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62023+87%1975
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae62022+86%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae62022+250%1980
Black-throated Green WarblerParulidae62022+50%1976
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae62023-27%1977
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae52022-69%1974
American CrowCorvidae52023+4%1974
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52023-42%1975
Red CrossbillFringillidae52012+200%1997
House SparrowPasseridae41987+300%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32023+100%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32022-80%1974
Black-throated Blue WarblerParulidae32023-33%1975
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae32022-62%1974
Gray CatbirdMimidae32022-45%1974
VeeryTurdidae32022-85%1974
Magnolia WarblerParulidae32023-20%1975
Blue-headed VireoVireonidae32023-13%1977
Winter WrenTroglodytidae32023-60%1977
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32021+0%1982
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32022+0%1998
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22022+0%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022-60%1976
Purple FinchFringillidae22022-73%1975
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae22023-91%1974

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