BBS Route · New York · BCR 13
Mendon Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
115Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Mendon
Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 79 | 2024 | -53% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 61 | 2024 | +12% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 46 | 2024 | +9% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 44 | 2024 | -55% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | -47% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | +218% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 18 | 2019 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +69% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2024 | -72% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 13 | 2024 | -86% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2024 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +625% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +8% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +400% | 1974 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | -39% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +160% | 1969 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 7 | 2017 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 1975 | +17% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2018 | -15% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2011 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 2002 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | -56% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +40% | 1987 | |
| Ring-billed Gull | Laridae | 5 | 1994 | +150% | 1991 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +75% | 1978 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1994 | +80% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2018 | +50% | 1973 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2017 | +133% | 1978 | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +29% | 1973 | |
| Veery | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +67% | 1972 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | +25% | 1978 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | -53% | 1976 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | +73% | 1977 | |
| Willow Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +11% | 1979 | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2008 | +75% | 1985 | |
| American Redstart | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | +50% | 1981 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.