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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Mt Hope Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2010Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Mt Hope

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Hope 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
European StarlingSturnidae832010-73%1969
American RobinTurdidae482010-44%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452010-79%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae442010+29%1969
American CrowCorvidae362010-40%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272010-37%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae272010-55%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae262010-16%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262010+300%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae242010+533%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae241993+500%1988
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192010+244%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae162010+13%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae142010-40%1969
Blue JayCorvidae132010-48%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae122010+200%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122010+121%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae122010-79%1969
House SparrowPasseridae122010-61%1969
BobolinkIcteridae101998-7%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae102010+150%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92010-8%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92010+117%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae82010+51%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae82010+160%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae62010+45%1969
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51982-68%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51998-22%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52010-21%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae51998-71%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52010+433%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52010+400%1973
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52010-8%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae51998+150%1975
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42010+20%1971
OvenbirdParulidae42010+300%1972
Wood DuckAnatidae31998+50%1967
Field SparrowPasserellidae32010-43%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32010-39%1969
VeeryTurdidae32010-13%1969

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