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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 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on New York Milford

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Milford 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 BlackbirdIcteridae752023-49%1981
American CrowCorvidae552023+129%1981
American RobinTurdidae412023+19%1981
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae362023+250%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae282023+326%1981
Canada GooseAnatidae252023+77%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae222023-3%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae202023+12%1981
OvenbirdParulidae192023+217%1981
Blue JayCorvidae182023+0%1981
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172023+600%1982
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae152023+139%1981
European StarlingSturnidae142023-79%1981
Tufted TitmouseParidae142023+163%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122023+107%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae112023+367%1981
Yellow WarblerParulidae112023-32%1981
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerPicidae102023+833%1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102023-17%1981
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae102023-4%1981
Common GrackleIcteridae82023-73%1981
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+54%1981
Gray CatbirdMimidae72023+33%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62023+367%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62023+7%1981
Swamp SparrowPasserellidae62023+80%1983
House SparrowPasseridae62005-67%1981
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-15%1988
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023+0%1981
White-throated SparrowPasserellidae52023-35%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae42022-89%1981
BobolinkIcteridae42023+0%1981
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae42023-63%1981
Blackburnian WarblerParulidae42023+133%1989
Wood DuckAnatidae42023+150%1986
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-11%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-50%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32023+11%1981
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae32023-57%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32023-70%1981

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