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BBS Route · New York · BCR 28

Oneonta 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 →
1968–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New York Oneonta

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oneonta 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
American CrowCorvidae862024+30%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae572024-87%1970
European StarlingSturnidae432024-88%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae412024-6%1970
American RobinTurdidae392024-47%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332024+167%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae332024-5%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae302024-53%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-47%1970
Chestnut-sided WarblerParulidae252024+473%1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae242024+82%1970
VeeryTurdidae232024+132%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae222024+200%1970
Blue JayCorvidae212024+2%1970
American RedstartParulidae202024+425%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+967%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024+400%1970
OvenbirdParulidae142024+147%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae132024-75%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+28%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae121998-72%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+475%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+5%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-53%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-35%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024-67%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+76%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+300%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-68%1970
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62024-58%1970
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62024+30%1972
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+350%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+9%1970
BobolinkIcteridae52024-87%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-70%1970
Common MerganserAnatidae52023+75%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-80%1970
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-44%1970
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42024-43%1970
Alder FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+50%1992

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