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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Middletown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2013Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Middletown

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Middletown 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 BlackbirdIcteridae572013-68%1969
American RobinTurdidae482013-16%1969
American CrowCorvidae242013-1%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae162013+6%1969
European StarlingSturnidae152013-73%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae142013-67%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132013-73%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae122013+23%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae122013-60%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112013+156%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102013-41%1969
BobolinkIcteridae102013-40%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae102013-66%1991
Mute SwanAnatidae101990n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92013+225%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92013-12%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92013-72%1969
House SparrowPasseridae92013-77%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72013+144%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae62013+0%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae61980+108%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae62013-59%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae62013-75%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62013+42%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae62013+60%1970
OvenbirdParulidae62013+280%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae52011-65%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52013-70%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52013-29%1969
American RedstartParulidae52013+0%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52013-36%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52013+260%1998
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae51980+0%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42013-83%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42013+11%1969
MallardAnatidae42013+113%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41969n/an/a
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42013+300%2010
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32013+75%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32013-6%1970

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