BBS Route · New York · BCR 28
Milford Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.
122Species Recorded
43Years Surveyed
1978–2023Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on New York Milford
Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 75 | 2023 | -49% | 1981 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 55 | 2023 | +129% | 1981 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 41 | 2023 | +19% | 1981 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 36 | 2023 | +250% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 2023 | +326% | 1981 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 25 | 2023 | +77% | 2000 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 22 | 2023 | -3% | 1981 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2023 | +12% | 1981 | |
| Ovenbird | Parulidae | 19 | 2023 | +217% | 1981 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 18 | 2023 | +0% | 1981 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | +600% | 1982 | |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Parulidae | 15 | 2023 | +139% | 1981 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 14 | 2023 | -79% | 1981 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2023 | +163% | 2002 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2023 | +107% | 1981 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2023 | +367% | 1981 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2023 | -32% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Picidae | 10 | 2023 | +833% | 1983 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2023 | -17% | 1981 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2023 | -4% | 1981 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2023 | -73% | 1981 | |
| Least Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | +54% | 1981 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2023 | +33% | 1981 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +367% | 1988 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | +7% | 1981 | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | +80% | 1983 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2005 | -67% | 1981 | |
| Alder Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | -15% | 1988 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1981 | |
| White-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -35% | 1981 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | -89% | 1981 | |
| Bobolink | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1981 | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | -63% | 1981 | |
| Blackburnian Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +133% | 1989 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | +150% | 1986 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -11% | 1981 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -50% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +11% | 1981 | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | -57% | 1981 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | -70% | 1981 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.