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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Medusa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Medusa

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Medusa 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 BlackbirdIcteridae702024-61%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae432024+826%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae392024-43%1970
American RobinTurdidae322024-46%1970
European StarlingSturnidae282024-84%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae272024+97%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae262022+124%2003
American CrowCorvidae242024-44%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024+353%1972
OvenbirdParulidae202024+714%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192024-37%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024-76%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae192024+100%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172024+32%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+100%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024-43%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae152024-57%1970
Blue JayCorvidae132024+31%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae13202415×1976
Gray CatbirdMimidae122024-33%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112024+263%1970
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae112024+100%1990
Warbling VireoVireonidae82024+77%1979
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+220%1971
Common RavenCorvidae72024+120%2001
BobolinkIcteridae62024+77%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+44%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+9%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-37%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52024+186%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52024-33%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52019-58%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+267%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-50%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024-52%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024-72%1970
American RedstartParulidae42023+100%1972
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+100%1998
Mute SwanAnatidae42018n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae32022-36%1970

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