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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Meridale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
1967–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Meridale

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Meridale 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 BlackbirdIcteridae742024-54%1969
American RobinTurdidae742024+57%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae60202455×1969
European StarlingSturnidae482024-30%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae462024+438%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae442024+159%1969
American CrowCorvidae382024+78%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae342024-2%1969
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae312024+163%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae312024+50%1969
OvenbirdParulidae28202414×1971
Blue JayCorvidae262024+171%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae24202411×1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae222024+667%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae212024+200%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae202024+10%1969
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae192024+875%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae162024+10%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152024+233%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae15202411×1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142024-55%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae142024+114%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-46%1969
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae132024+514%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024-11%1976
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+125%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+286%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+283%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024+540%1970
Common RavenCorvidae92024+171%2007
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+300%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-20%1969
American RedstartParulidae72024+233%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62024-8%1969
VeeryTurdidae62024-33%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+475%1995
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae52024+233%1974
MallardAnatidae52024+43%1994
Canada GooseAnatidae52024+886%2005
BobolinkIcteridae42024-36%1969

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