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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Meridale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 46 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Meridale

Top 40 of 118 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 BlackbirdIcteridae852025-56%1969
American RobinTurdidae622025+36%1969
European StarlingSturnidae552025-38%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae482025+3%1969
American CrowCorvidae462025+72%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae362025+144%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae342025+388%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae322025+77%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae30202543×1969
Blue JayCorvidae302025+221%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae252025+36%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae232025+177%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae202025+514%2005
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025+600%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae18202512×1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae182025+571%1973
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae172025+31%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+194%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae152025+165%1969
OvenbirdParulidae15202514×1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-35%1969
VeeryTurdidae122025+0%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+920%1974
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae112025+181%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+500%1995
Tree SwallowHirundinidae102025+10%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102025+633%1969
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+150%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025-60%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+271%1969
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+467%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+78%2005
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+267%1970
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae72025+240%2005
BobolinkIcteridae62025-45%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62025+86%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62025-74%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025-22%1976
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+0%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+283%1969

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.